This article was originally published on www.si.com as Micah Parsons May Have Asked for a Trade, but Expect Jerry Jones to Still Pay Up.

The familiar decay in negotiations shared an underlying theme inside the agent community, with reps alleging that Jones had a history of attempting to manipulate players into discounted deals.

Don’t worry, Dallas fans. Parsons and Jones’ game of chicken won’t end as calamitously as Nico Harrison’s Luka Doncic trade.