Former NFL Star Blasts Jerry Jones Over Micah Parsons Comment
The two-time All-Pro pass-rusher is headed into the final year of his contract, and he's set to earn $24 million, which is a massive increase over the $5.4 million cap hit from 2024. Still, those numbers are paltry compared to what the 26-year-old four-time Pro Bowler is set to earn on his next deal, especially considering Pittsburgh Steelers superstar T.J. Watt just reset the market with an NFL record $41 million average for pass-rushers.
Odds are, Parsons and the Cowboys will eventually come to a contract agreement that keeps him in Dallas for several more years to come. Yet, most teams would already have locked one of their biggest franchise cornerstones in, long before the eve of training camp.
While other stars may begin a contract holdout if they are entering a contract year, Parsons is already in Oxnard, ready to begin camp with his team. In a perfect world, he'd already have a contract extension in place, yet this situation has been filled with drama.
It didn't help when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stoked the flames on Monday with his controversial comments regarding Dak Prescott and Parsons, who both missed time due to injury last season. That's when Jones got a bit testy.
'Just because we sign him doesn't mean we're gonna have him. He was hurt six games last year. Seriously. Contracts are four, five years, OK? There's a lot of water under the bridge if you step out there and do something in the first two or three. You can get hit by a car, seriously. So there's a lot to look at over a lot of years that could make a big difference. Have you ever heard of any clubs committing to players and then they didn't pan out after they committed to them? We have.'
Jerry Jones on Micah Parsons
For the record, Parsons didn't miss six games last year. He was out for four of them, and he still recorded his fourth consecutive double-digit sack season (12).
While Jones's comments were eye-opening, so was what happened afterward, when future Hall of Famer and former Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt was critical of the Cowboys' owner's comments on X.
Perhaps the craziest part about it all is the fact that Parsons retweeted Watt's comments, clearly taking the side that goes against the man who cuts his checks. In other words, Parsons is clearly miffed.
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