Each group of associates has that individual that simply has to win each argument, or get within the final phrase throughout every dialogue.
That may be humorous in a bunch chat, however it may be downright irritating when that individual is the proprietor and common supervisor of your favourite soccer crew.
If the Dallas Cowboys fan in your life will not be responding to texts proper now, you may need to give them some house. Because the Cowboys opened up coaching camp on Monday, they held their annual pre-training camp press convention that includes new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, govt vp Stephen Jones, and, after all, Jerry Jones.
The Dallas proprietor made certain to get his level throughout.
A serious storyline dealing with the Cowboys is the contract standing of go rusher Micah Parsons, who did report back to coaching camp regardless of lacking parts of the crew’s necessary offseason program. Parsons is within the remaining 12 months of his rookie contract and searching for a long-term extension with the Cowboys, however a deal has not but materialized.
Whereas Jones was excited to see Parsons report back to coaching camp, that pleasure was tempered.
Greater than a bit.
Jerry Jones: “I am appreciative of Micah [Parsons] being right here.”
However, Jones says, the Cowboys will nice Parsons for lacking a part of the necessary offseason program.
Jones repeatedly confused the significance of management when requested about Parsons.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) July 21, 2025
Nice begin.
However the posturing from Jones didn’t cease there.
#Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones randomly takes a shot at Micah Parsons, saying even when they signal him, it doesn’t imply they’ll have him, as a result of he was damage for six video games final 12 months (reality examine: he solely missed 4).
He then additionally says they made Dak Prescott the richest participant in soccer —… pic.twitter.com/g6T8FnEEOX
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 21, 2025
Enjoying the damage card. Masterful gambit, Mr. Jones. Paying homage to Kyle Shanahan’s feedback on mortality.
Prescott was not the one different member of the roster Jones introduced up throughout the press convention. The proprietor additionally talked about Trevon Diggs and Terence Steele, who signed extensions with the crew earlier of their respective contract cycles than Parsons, Prescott, and CeeDee Lamb.
Jones appeared to query throughout the press convention whether or not Dallas ought to have made these offers.
Jerry Jones on what the distinction is with Cowboys gamers who get offers early like Trevon Diggs and Terence Steele: Frankly… ought to we’ve got waited on Diggs and Steele?
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) July 21, 2025
Let’s flip it over to our good pal RJ Ochoa from Running a blog the Boys:
To be clear, Diggs and Steele have each underperformed in sure respects since signing their respective extensions with the crew. However for the crew’s proprietor, common supervisor, and president to indicate this so publicly, and do it so matter-of-factly, was fairly the selection to say the least. It hardly establishes a spirit of fine will and possibly (one would assume) upset Diggs or Steele, presuming they finally discover out about it.
That is, to say the least, a novel means of doing enterprise. Clearly the Cowboys have made that their fashion through the years, however this one kind of took the cake.
As you may anticipate, Parsons was taking notes:
Maybe this second from the press convention sums it up greatest:
Reporter: Has resigning as GM ever been even a momentary consideration?
Jerry Jones: “Sure. Momentary.”
Reporter: “How lengthy a second?”
Jones: “Small fractions of seconds.”
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) July 21, 2025
Glad coaching camp, Cowboys followers.