Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed that he told Micah Parsons that if the edge rusher stayed in Dallas, he would be playing on the fifth-year option in 2025. That would have paid him either $21.324 million or $24 million depending on the outcome of the grievance he filed .

“Basically I think I read where [Parsons] said that I replied, ‘We’re playing under the contract as it exists right now, get ready to play in Philadelphia.’ Correct. That was correct,” Jones said Thursday night.

Instead, the Cowboys traded the four-time Pro Bowler, who is only 26, to the Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

Jones believes he and Parsons had a handshake deal in April that Parsons reneged on. The sides never negotiated again — even when Parsons presented a chance

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