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Dak Prescott Outraged With Cowboys Over Micah Parsons Contract Situation

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Michael Gallagher | Last updated Aug 6, 2025 11:49 AM ET

The Dallas Cowboys made Dak Prescott the highest-paid quarterback in football last offseason, locking him up to a four-year, $240 million contract that pays him $60 million per year.

They also gave star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb a lucrative four-year, $136 million extension ($34 million per year) as well, but for whatever reason, they’ve seemingly been hesitant to give star pass-rusher Micah Parsons the big-money extension he’s looking for.

Things got volatile between the Cowboys and Parsons just last week when ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported there not only hadn’t been any progress toward the two sides reaching a deal, things had actually gotten worse since the end of the regular season.

Not long after, Parsons publicly requested a trade while exposing the Cowboys for negotiating in bad faith while cutting his agent, David Mulugheta of Athletes First, out of the talks entirely.

“Yes I wanted to be here,” Parsons wrote on social media. “I did everything I could to show that I wanted to be a Cowboy and wear the star on my helmet. … Unfortunately I no longer want to be here. I no longer want to be held to close door negotiations without my agent present.”

As things continue to remain toxic between Parsons and the Cowboys, Prescott has broken his silence about the entire situation during a recent interview with Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports.

“[Expletive], man,” Prescott told Epstein of what he texted Parsons after he requested to be traded. “He knows what that means. “It wasn’t [expletive] you, Micah, or [expletive] them. It’s more of a [expletive] — this is frustrating for everybody involved.”

If there’s anyone who can relate to what Parsons is going through, it’s Prescott.

The 32-year-old QB had his own lengthy contract negotiation with owner/general manager Jerry Jones—twice—so he knows firsthand just how difficult and stubborn Jones can be during contract talks.

While Parsons has been clear about where he stands all along, Jones is seemingly content on playing hard ball with the 26-year-old defensive end. He told fans not to lose sleep over Parsons’ trade request, and he recently acknowledged he hasn’t reached out to Parsons since everything has happened to resume talks either.

“Have I talked to Micah? I haven’t, no,” Jones said Tuesday. “There’s not a single thing [to get a deal done] — there are X things that you do to make agreements. So I don’t view it as an X. I view it as X’s.”

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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