The Dallas Cowboys are involved in a very public contract dispute with star pass rusher Micah Parsons. Still, Parsons behaved as a consummate professional and reported to training camp as a full participant on Tuesday, which made team owner and general manager Jerry Jones’ statement on him all the more confusing.
“Cowboys owner Jerry Jones randomly takes a shot at Micah Parsons, saying even if they sign him, it doesn’t mean they’ll have him, because he was hurt for 6 games last year (fact check: he only missed 4),”reported NFL insider Ari Meirov.
“He then also says they made Dak Prescott the richest player in football — and he missed two-thirds of the year.”
Even legendary NFL player J.J. Watt was in disbelief over Jones’ statement.
“Anytime you can publicly take a dig at your star quarterback and your star pass rusher simultaneously, right before the season begins, you just gotta take it… Nothing makes guys want to fight for you more than hearing how upset you are that they got hurt while fighting for you,” Watt wrote sarcastically.
Now, Parsons is speaking about things, and it’s safe to say he’s not happy.
“Some teams like Maxx [Crosby with the Raiders] knew [they] were coming up and they took care of them. Must be nice,” Parsons said, according to Cowboys reporter Nick Harris.
It’ll be interesting to see if Jerry Jones comes to regret the way he handled the situation.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.