Jerry Jones' Folksy Talk Sparks Controversy

0:00It's April 3rd. This is NFL News Today, AI-powered story shaping the season. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stirred up drama with his folksy talk about contract negotiations. He described the messy back and forth with a player like a kid running between Daddy and Mama, saying, Daddy promised this or that. This came up while discussing agent David Mulligata, who reps why receiver George Pickens and handled Micah Parsons before Dallas traded him to Green. Bay last season, Jones admitted he could have handled the agent talks better himself. He insists there's no beef with Mulligata, even though things got tense when Parsons allegedly backed out of a deal after looping in the agent. ESPN's Stephen A Smith blasted Jones hard, calling the analogy racially insensitive and condescending. Smith said black folks won't take kindly to that kind of talk from a billionaire owner, and Jones had plenty other ways to make his point. Jones has used this exact Daddy Mama line for years, even sharing stories from his own

1:02Arkansas upbringing with his real parents. Fans and media know his country style lingo by now, but Smith sees it as a problem this time. Jones owns his role in the mix-up and plans to keep chatting with agents directly. Meanwhile, the Cowboys tag Pickens for next season, leaving his long-term deal up in the air as workouts ramp up.