Jets lacked 'resources' to get Parsons, Jones says

Before trading Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones offered the prima walk rusher to the New York Jets, helium said Saturday successful a vigor interview.

Jones, a impermanent connected ESPN New York radio, told big Gary Myers that helium had called the Jets. Without mentioning names, Jones said helium asked for prima antiaircraft tackle Quinnen Williams and picks successful his projected trade.

The speech seemingly didn't past long. Jones said the Jets told him they "didn't person the resources to entertain conversations."

Jones coiled up dealing Parsons to the Packers for antiaircraft tackle Kenny Clark and 2 first-round picks. Simultaneously, Parsons signed a four-year, $188 cardinal declaration extension.

The Cowboys proprietor reiterated his stance that helium ever wanted a "dominant" interior antiaircraft lineman, which explains his involvement successful Williams.

"A prerequisite to the full commercialized was that we had to person close present a really, frankly important ascendant wrong antiaircraft player," Jones said. "That was a prerequisite. You didn't get successful the mentality of my trading if you didn't person that coming done the door."

Williams, a 2022 first-team All-Pro, is arguably the Jets' apical antiaircraft player. He is nether declaration done 2027.