Cowboys fan Denzel Washington blasts owner Jerry Jones amid Micah Parsons contract dispute
By JAKE FENNER, U
As part of a promotion for an upcoming movie, Denzel Washington was invited on ESPN's First Take. He used that platform to publicly call out Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
The Cowboys are coming off a massively disappointing season where quarterback Dak Prescott got injured early and the team missed the playoffs entirely.
Now, most of this offseason has been defined by the team's ongoing battle with pass rusher Micah Parsons - who is trying to get himself a contract extension.
Those discussions have been icy - with Jones and his son, Stephen, delivering subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) shots at Parsons throughout the negotiation process. Parsons, in turn, has filed a trade request.
Washington joined 'First Take' alongside friend and movie maker Spike Lee to promote an upcoming flick: 'Highest 2 Lowest'.
Seeing as he was on a sports show, Washington took the chance to address the owner of his favorite football team.
Acting icon Denzel Washington publicly blasted Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
He called out Jones (above) for the Cowboys' lack of success in recent years under his guise
'There's box office, and there's Oscars, Jerry. Been a while, huh? Ain't been to the show, you wouldn't know... what it is to win,' Washington said while staring daggers into the camera.
'And I love the Cowboys, I love the Cowboys. Because I really love them, this is why I feel the way I feel.'
Washington then pivoted to try and discuss the movie more, but host Stephen A. Smith got another comment about Dallas out of the 'Training Day' actor
'What's it say down the bottom of the movie [poster]: All money ain't good money, Jerry. All money ain't good money,' Washington said while Lee hyped him up.
Last week, fans at the team's training camp the following day voiced their displeasure with that latest development as they chanted Parsons' name.
Attendees at the practice in Oxnard, California - which Jones was present at - could at one point could be heard loudly chanting 'We want Micah!'
Other fans brought signs to camp urging Jones to pay the four-time Pro Bowler, with one supporter even bringing a sign which read 'sell the team!'
Jones downplayed Parsons' trade request after practice and urged fans not to 'lose any sleep' over the situation.
The Cowboys are currently locked in a contract dispute with star pass rusher Micah Parsons
'I think the world of Micah,' he said. 'And that [request] is just a part of negotiation.'
Jones added to reporters that the pair had agreed to a deal in March, but that Parsons had later taken the offer off of the table.
Parsons, for his part, said that prior conversation began with the pair talking about 'leadership' before contract talks were brought up, and that he did not walk away from the conversation believing an official agreement had been struck.
'Yes, I engaged in a back and forth in regards to what I wanted from my contract, but at no point did I believe this was supposed to be a formal negotiation and I informed Mr. Jones afterward my agent would reach out thinking this would get things done,' he wrote in a statement shared on X.
The Cowboys haven't won a title since Super Bowl XXX in 1995. Since then, they haven't even made the NFC Championship game.
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