Cowboys' Jerry Jones emphasizes 'art of the deal' message in Micah Parsons negotiations

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss his cancer battle, building the Cowboys brand and his 'Landman' cameo. 

Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones spoke about the team’s contract negotiations with star linebacker Micah Parsons during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday morning.

Jones spoke to co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones about the ongoing standoff with Parsons. The pass rusher is in the final year of his rookie contract and as talks between the two parties have stalled, Parsons has requested a trade.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (left) looks on before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

The billionaire Cowboys owner maintained that Parsons was a special player but the linebacker needed to know that he was just one piece of a bigger puzzle when it came to the team.

"Micah’s a great player, not a good player but a great player. He knows more than anyone that it’s a team thing," Jones said. "And so, I know everybody is tired of hearing this, but you got to put this puzzle together so that you can have some other people out there playing with Micah – that’s the art of the deal. 

"And that’s what we’re trying to get done and we’re trying to make this thing work. We have all the appreciation for what he can mean for the years ahead. We’re proud to have him."

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Dallas Cowboys fans hold up signs to owner Jerry Jones and defensive end Micah Parsons (11) during the second half of the game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

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