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The Micah Parsons saga has dominated NFL headlines in recent days. The star linebacker’s trade from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers has been dissected from every angle-and it’s also dredged up one of team owner Jerry Jones’s most infamous episodes.
Contract negotiations between Parsons and the Cowboys were a summer-long spectacle. The front office’s apparent reluctance to extend their defensive superstar baffled analysts and enraged fans, with Jones squarely in the crosshairs.
The drama finally came to a head on Thursday, August 28, when the Cowboys announced they had traded Parsons to the Packers in exchange for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027. The decision triggered a wave of criticism toward Jones and reignited scrutiny of his controversial tenure as general manager.
Is Jerry Jones the worst GM in sports?
In a 2021 interview, broadcaster Dale Hansen asked Jones, point blank, “Can you name a team in any sport that would hire you to be their general manager based on your record-unless, of course, you bring your checkbook with you?” Jones’s reply was classic: “Yes, there it is.”
But when Hansen pressed for specifics, Jones faltered. “Now, it felt like I waited 15 minutes. I probably waited like 12 seconds, if that. But you know how dead air is, and I’m just staring at him. And he’s kind of blubbering around.”
Hansen delivered the knockout blow: “Jerry, that’s my point. There’s not a single team in any sport that would hire you to be their general manager-not one-and yet you insist on being the GM of one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports.”
Jones’s mixed legacy
After purchasing the Cowboys for $140 million in 1989, Jones transformed the franchise into a global empire now valued at over $12 billion. In the early years, success followed: three Super Bowl titles in the 1990s. But since then, the team has languished.
The Cowboys haven’t returned to the Super Bowl in three decades, and many believe Jones’s decisions have only widened the gap between the team and championship glory. Hansen recently recalled that after their interview, Jones flew into a rage, stood up to leave the studio, and swatted away Hansen’s hand when he offered a goodbye handshake.
To outsiders, it was just another Jerry Jones tantrum. But to Cowboys fans, it’s a painful reminder that the team remains stuck in second gear-neither slowing down nor speeding toward a title.
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