“I wanted to be here. I did everything I could to show that I wanted to be a Cowboy and wear the star on my helmet.” However, Parsons grew frustrated with how the team handled negotiations, often excluding his agent and leaving him in the dark.

Do not let any of the noise and drama fool you. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is getting exactly what he wants with the Micah Parsons contract negotiation, even as it reached a boiling point on Friday with the star edge-rusher declaring a public trade demand.

In the mind of ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is trying to take advantage of star defensive end Micah Parsons.