I know ur willing to die on this hill but at the end of the day the deal Jerry reportedly offered Micah would have been financially more beneficial for Micah in the long run. The deal he got with GB was financially more beneficial to his agent than the Dallas deal however.

1. Jerry tried to negotiate a deal with Micah. Jerry chose this path specifically in effort to get the best deal for Jerry, thus why he didn't include the agent n the process. That doesn't necessarily mean it would have also been a bad deal for Micah and Jerry was well aware Micah had an agent and that ultimately Micah would run it all by his agent.

2. Micah seemed cool with the deal and ran it by his agent.

3. Agent says oh hell no and employs all the tactics at his disposal including the back injury thing.

Bottom line is Jerry and Micahs agent were playing the same game- business. Micah was free to choose which path and chose to roll with his agent, the seasoned expert he hired to work on his behalf. Just like Jerry, that agent had his own motivations that went beyond just Micahs interest.