Stephen A. Smith Claims 'Black Folks' Angered By Jerry Jones' George Pickens Comments

FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a well-documented history of speaking colloquially. ... and after all of these years, most listeners have come to understand his unique lingo.

Is ESPN lead personality Stephen A. Smith - in accusing Jones of racially-insensitive comments - not among the listeners able to translate "Jerry-Speak''? Or is hot-take-hungry Smith fully aware that his reaction reeks of race-baiting?

This week, the Cowboys owner was asked by the media about contract negotiations regarding standout receiver George Pickens, who was given the $27. 3 million franchise tag and has yet to sign that tag, let alone sign a new long-term contract. As it happens, Pickens is represented by David Mulugheta, who was also the agent for Micah Parsons last season when his relationship with Jones went so sour that Dallas traded him to Green Bay.

Jones swears that he has no personal issues with Mulugheta, even though the Cowboys remain bothered by how things broke down ... because Jones believes he had a new contract agreement with Parsons before the player took the offer to the agent, who negated the alleged agreement. "There's no issue with me with talking to agents,'' said Jones, who actually took some blame for not better managing the back-and-forth between himself, Parsons and Mulugheta.