Jerry Jones is battling with Micah Parsons as the Dallas Cowboys prepare for a new NFL season. But this isn’t the first time that ‘America’s Team’ has engaged in a war of words with a star player. Jerry Jones normally gets what he wants and isn’t afraid to anger Cowboys playersGettyJones once battled with star running back The Cowboys stunned fans in May 2024 by reuniting with Ezekiel Elliott.Those ‘all in’ Cowboys decided to give ‘Zeke’ his old uniform, despite the former Ohio State star running for only 642 yards in 2023 on a 4-13 New England Patriots team.And it was the same Elliott who was on the receiving end of a brutal public shot by Jones in 2019.“Zeke who?” said Jones, when Elliott was pushing for big money and being threatened by Tony Pollard for playing time.Fans piled on Jones and the Cowboys for re-signing Elliott — and they were right.He only rushed 74 times for 226 yards last season, and his commitment to the team was questioned before the year ended.In 2019, the situation became tense between Elliott and Jones, when Pollard scored a preseason TD and Elliott was pushing for more money.“Who? Zeke who?” Jones said. “We’re having some fun, not at your expense.”At the time, Elliott’s agent told ESPN that the running back and his agents weren’t amused by the “Zeke who?” line and felt disrespected.Jones didn’t back down.“I’ve earned the right with Zeke to joke,” Jones said. “Period. I’ve earned it.“Let me be real clear about it. I’ve earned that right to joke.”GettyMicah Parsons is waiting to get paid by Dallas[/caption]GettyEzekiel Elliott learned how brutal Jones can be when dealing with contracts[/caption]GettyDak Prescott faced a long wait for his big deal[/caption]Now it’s Parsons turn to fight for money In 2025, the Cowboys are battling with Parsons, who’s made it clear that he wants to continue his career in Dallas.But Parsons and the Cowboys are struggling to agree to contract terms, and there’s no guarantee that he’ll play for the team in Week 1. “We want to pay Micah, too,” Dallas executive vice president Stephen Jones said. “He’s got to want to be paid, too.”Those comments appeared to contradict what Parsons has said in the past.“We obviously wanted to get done early,” Parsons recently told The Undertaker on the Six Feet Under podcast, referring to a new contract with the Cowboys. “We want that relief off our backs. But, obviously, ownership is always going to make it drag out, make it more complicated than it has to be. Lack of communication and that standpoint.”Elliott has 2 million social media followers but his career has dramatically dropped off in recent years.Parsons is a four-time Pro Bowler who could be the face of the Cowboys’ defense into the next decade.But he’s following Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Elliott as famous Cowboys who’ve been on the wrong end of Jones’ unorthodox contract policy.