Jerry Jones Reminds Everyone He Bought the Cowboys in 30 Seconds Without a Contract Amid Negotiations With Micah Parsons

Jerry Jones reflected on a nostalgic deal from the late 1980s while addressing the talks with linebacker Micah Parsons in March 2025.

Jerry Jones Reminds Everyone He Bought the Cowboys in 30 Seconds Without a Contract Amid Negotiations With Micah Parsons

Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons (Image via Dallas Cowboys)

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There’s a certain charm to nostalgia and the sweet memories left behind. There’s something similarly nostalgic about how things were done in the past, when it was simple and resolutions came in the form of handshakes. As sweet as it sounds, these deals and handshakes end up favoring one side more than the other.

Modern humans have access to technology that can make decisions or provide enough information to make informed decisions. The vast space has allowed the rise of agents, who are deeply educated in strategy and mastery of bargaining. The modern players would be more than favored to employ these agents for better solutions. However, the other end is owners and general managers like Jerry Jones, who’s still stuck in the old ways.

On Tuesday, Jerry Jones opened up once again on the Micah Parsons drama. Parsons, despite submitting a trade request a few days ago, remained an active participant in the Dallas Cowboys’ training camp in Oxnard, continuing to take the field in his No. 11 jersey.

Jones admitted that they have no intention of trading one of their most disruptive defenders and acknowledged that the trade request is part of the negotiation process. What’s not negotiation is interacting with the player’s agent, David Mulugheta.

Parsons and Jones met in March when the former interacted with the owner and talked about his contract plans and future. The management considered the handshake post this talk as a done deal, while Parsons noted that it was just a talk. Jones, while speaking after the joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams, reflected on a past incident where he struck a deal in thirty seconds and secured it with a handshake.

I bought the Dallas Cowboys with a handshake. It took about 30 seconds. Gave the number, shook hands. The details we worked out later.

Jones said on Tuesday

Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys from H. R. “Bum” Bright for $140 million on Feb. 25, 1989, despite warnings from his financial advisors. Jones has gotten the better end of the deal with the Cowboys being valued as the world’s highest-valued team.

Jerry Jones called out for being “stuck in the 80s”

The critics have been relentlessly targeting Jerry Jones in the past few weeks amid mounting pressure from fans as well. The First Things First segment hosts ripped into the octogenarian business mogul for his latest comments.

Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones (Image via PFN)

They dissected Jones’ words, especially the part where he said, “Our future is a challenge, and I’m made for it, and he’s made for it,”. The hosts admitted that this reflected a too-rich-to-fold attitude despite having the 11th worst cap space in the league.

Danny Parkins, one of the hosts, launched a scathing review of Jones while dismissing the notion that Parsons wants more than the highest market rate. He admitted that he believed that a deal would be struck between Parsons and the management, but noted that the deal wouldn’t be above $41M AAV.

He then targeted Jerry Jones’ nostalgic thinking and the idea of doing things the same way they have been done.

But Jerry Jones is just weird about this. Like, I looked in his eyes, and I just shook his hand, and I thought we had a deal done. I mean, when he bought the team in 1989, it was for $140 million. It’s not 1989 anymore. He’s about to give $140 million to Micah Parsons. So, I think Jerry’s just stuck in the ’80s.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles and several other prime contenders have expressed active interest in securing Micah Parsons. After all, the linebacker did get selected for the Pro Bowl in all four seasons since he started. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys are once again not making the playoffs, according to the Sharp Football Analysis Power Rankings. They were ranked 20th behind the Eagles (1st) and the Washington Commanders (6th).

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