Dallas Cowboys blurred the lines and Parsons' agent speaks out

Micah Parsons is officially a Green Bay Packer, following the news of his trade from the Dallas Cowboys one week before the first NFL kickoff of the season. The former Penn State linebacker, though, always repped the blue and white for America's team all the way from Pennsylvania. So what happened that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys left out of the picture protrayed to the public?

After Jones taking to the media to criticize Parsons' agent David Mulugheta and make claims regarding how the agent spoke to the team, it was clear that the fallout between Dallas and Parsons was already underway. Jones also said that the contract was already made when he and Parsons met back in March, which was something the defensive end was unaware of in terms of it being a definitive discussion.

Now that Parsons traded in the blue and white for green and yellow, Mulugheta spoke out about the contract dispute and its inevitable finale on Tuesday.

“I think the most important thing is that [Parsons] wanted to be a Cowboy,” Mulugheta said on ESPN's "First Take." “He grew up cheering for the Cowboys, wore the blue and white at Penn State, wore it in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys. He wanted to be a Cowboy. We did everything we could for him to remain a Cowboy.”

Mulugheta made it clear that he and Parsons did not turn down a contract from the Cowboys. Jones made it sound to the public that he offered the former Nittany Lion a deal that guarantees him the most money of any defensive player in NFL history.

According to Mulugheta's interview on Tuesday, that's not entirely true. He recalled the deal being $40.5 million guaranteed, which would have made Parsons the highest-paid non-quarterback in terms of average per year (APY). Over the first three years, that would not remain the case based on the structure of the contract.

“Again, that’s why I say, the devil’s in the details. Another important part of the contract was a four-year deal versus a five-year deal. When you look at that, that fifth new year can be a difference of $30 million or $40 million for the player," Mulugheta added. "If you look at where the pass-rusher market was a year ago, it was at $35 million or so with Nick Bosa. Now, it’s at $47 million in one year with [Parsons]. Four years from now, where do you think that number is? It’s probably closer to $65 million or $70 million per year, and if we lock in that fifth year, currently at $40 million, just that year alone is worth an additional $30 million to [Parsons], if not more.”

So though it appeared as if Parsons and Mulugheta were unhappy in the defensive end becoming the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league based on the supposed framework, Parsons is making upwards of $60 million more than what he would in the Dallas deal.

Mulugheta also defended his client in regards to when this framework was created back in March. He said to ESPN that a 25-year-old player and the most powerful person in the NFL is power dynamic that hasn't been talked about enough. When Parsons sits in front of the owner of the Cowboys, especially when he's unaware that this is a formal negotiation, there isn't much Parsons can say, disagree, or contest.

“To expect somebody, like [Parsons], to be one of the best defenders in the NFL, and also a great lawyer when it comes to contracts, I think, is a bit unfair,” Mulugheta said. “His job is to go out there and chase quarterbacks, and our job is to go out there and chase commas for him. So, I’m not sure exactly why it went this way, but we were always prepared and open to negotiate a contract with the Jones family.”