Micah Parsons' public demand to be traded from the Dallas Cowboys is just the latest chapter in a decades-long pattern of contentious contract negotiations under owner Jerry Jones.

Former Dallas Cowboys player and one of the greats to have played in the jersey, Michael Irvin, sounded off on The post Ex-Cowboys Star Left Bamboozled by Jerry Jones’ Cockiness in Micah Parsons’ Contract Extension: “What the Hell Is This?

As time goes on, price tags typically rise. The Cowboys waited until after Justin Jefferson's extension with the Vikings to sign CeeDee Lamb, and the same scenario played out when Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt raised the bar for defensive players before Micah Parsons could find a new deal.