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Future Eagle Micah Parsons Backs his Agent in Spat with Jerry Jones
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At the NFL owners meetings, Jerry Jones said that Micah Parsons’ agent is a non-factor in contract negotiations. He told reporters he doesn’t even know who David Mulugheta is, which is hard to believe since Mulugheta is one of the sport’s top agents. That didn’t sit well with Parsons, who tweeted this:
Facts!! David is the best and I will not be doing any deal without @DavidMulugheta involved! Like anyone with good sense I hired experts for a reason. There is no one I trust more when it comes to negotiating contracts than David! There will be no backdoors in this contract… https://t.co/nxKNSIXLvt
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) April 1, 2025
Parsons is out of contract following this season. He will turn 27 at that point and likely sign with the team he’s always wanted to play for – the Philadelphia Eagles. Maybe Howie Roseman will scoop him up on a one-year prove it deal after the Cowboys go 7-10 in 2025.
But back to the agent thing – Jerry is an idiot. You can say whatever you want to say, and try to remove the agent from the equation, but you can’t. You gotta work with these guys. Mulugheta has some of the best players in the league as his clients. This would be like John Middleton coming out and saying that he doesn’t know who Scott Boras is and that he doesn’t need to be involved in Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott’s next contract negotiations. Then both sign with the LA Dodgers and all of Boras’ remaining clients sign free agent deals with the Mets and Braves. You just can’t do it, Jerry. You can’t disrespect the agent like that. They have a lot of power. Power to reset the market, to leak to the media, and pit teams against each other. If you want the best players, you have to play the game.
Jerry’s full comments if you wanna suffer through two minutes:
Jerry Jones says he doesn’t worry about agents in contract talks. He’s been having conversations directly with Micah Parsons about his next deal. He said Micah is one of a very few people who have his cell phone number pic.twitter.com/DCORGH7z7v
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 1, 2025
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com