Cowboys' Jerry Jones Offers Micah Parsons Trade Update With One Provocative Word

This concept of "risk" is one of Jones' favorites. He often jogs his memory to the many risks he took in building the team and brand that would win those three Super Bowls over 30 years ago. In this business today, those risks remain the same, even as the franchise has entered a drought (no air quotes, Stephen) where the last Super Bowl appearance has now been turned into a cinematic tale of the past.

While he certainly isn't wrong in this statement, Jones isn't doing himself any added favors that eventually lead us toward a resolution with Micah here.

His acknowledgement reminds us of the controversial pre-training camp quote about how "signing [Parsons] doesn't mean we'll have him. He missed six [four] games last year." ... Which was the remark that served as one of the final straws leading Micah to issue his public trade demand.

Yes, injuries - or "risks" - can happen just as often to players on a fresh contract as they can to players on expiring ones. That's football.

Another risk of the signing is simply Parsons' weight toward the cap. A deal worth close to $200 million as the richest non-quarterback contract in league history isn't something to scoff at.

But that's obviously still less of a risk than losing the player entirely, which in this case would set Dallas' defense back an insurmountable amount.

This is a rare straightforward response from Jones - which is nice given that he avoided belittling his star player - but Cowboys Nation is still waiting on something more.

Quit the talk. Walk the walk.

Take the risk. Sign the player.

It's a risk worth taking.