And that, in turn, led to a weekend of responses, including a wild thread involving Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, entertainment mogul Jay-Z, “Queen of Rap” Nicki Minaj, and former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. As strange as it sounds, those characters were all joined together by the contract standoff between Parsons and the Cowboys.

Micah Parsons has played his entire four-year career with the Dallas Cowboys. Jones made the Parsons' negotiation public with his controversial comments the day prior to training camp. Parsons then publicly requested a trade.

Dez Bryant apologized for his X feud with Nicki Minaj, but he also sent a warning to the rapper about the next steps he could take.

The ex-NFL star admitted he lost his cool and said he’s trying to be a better example for the younger crowd watching him.

Z, claiming he didn't like how the Roc Nation founder handled contract talks with former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant 10 years ago. Jones claims Bryant wasn't present at meetings that Jay-Z said he would be and the rapper stopped taking his calls,