Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn't bite his tongue when asked after Sunday night's game against the Packers, why he traded Parsons not Prescott

After all the hype surrounding Micah Parsons' return to Dallas in Week 4, not much was settled on or off the field in his saga with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys. Dallas and Green Bay's showdown was a thrilling battle that went into overtime but ultimately ended in a 40-40 tie. Following the game reporters put a microphone in Jones' face and asked him why he traded Parsons, and not Dak Prescott. 

Jones didn't waste time getting straight to the point with an answer. 

"It's very simple: Dak was indispensable, in my mind ... and Micah wasn't," Jones explained to reporters following Sunday's game. "It's just numbers, it's that easy. And that's not personal at all. ... The numbers just weren't there with Micah."

On opening day (for the Cowboys) last season, the team announced hours before kickoff that they'd come to terms on an extension with Prescott that was four-years and worth $240 million, paying the Pro Bowl quarterback an average of $60 million per season. Prescott missed the final nine games of the 2024 season after suffering a serious hamstring injury that required surgery. 

One year later, Jones chose to pass on paying Parsons, who was entering the final year of his rookie deal this season and instead traded the All-Pro pass rusher to the Packers for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first round picks in return. 

After Sunday night's tie, Parsons also spoke to the media and talked about the difference in how each franchise handled the trade in August. Parsons claimed that he never received a call from Jones about the trade, and had to find out from his agent. While Clark got a call directly from Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst after the trade. 

“The same way he called me in the office as a man, he couldn’t tell me as a man,” Parsons said.

During Sunday night's showdown, Parsons had 3 tackles, 3 QB hits and 1 sack. In overtime, Parsons saved a touchdown by chasing down Prescott from behind which forced Dallas to settle for a field goal which put the Cowboys up 40-37. Although Prescott didn't score on that play and the ended in a tie, No. 4 for the Cowboys had a huge game against Green Bay's defense. 

Prescott completed 31 of 40 passes for 319 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. 

Now at 1-2-1 after Sunday night, the Cowboys travel to New York to take on the Jets in Week 5 which will air on FOX with a 1 p.m. ET kickoff. The Packers (2-1-1) return home next week to host the Cincinnati Bengals on CBS with a 4:25 p.m. start time.