Micah Parsons had a fairly pointed assertion for Jerry Jones after the Cowboys proprietor took pictures at him throughout a press convention a day earlier.
Jones indicated to reporters that accidents have been enjoying an element in why the Cowboys and Parsons hadn’t come to phrases on a contract extension, and the defensive finish stated on Tuesday that there hadn’t been “much movement” on a deal.
Parsons reported to camp Tuesday and was a restricted participant in on-field exercises, going via warmups with the group.
“I wanna be here, I’ve always said I wanna be here, but at the end of the day, they sign the checks like always. Let’s see if they want me to be here at the end of the day,” Parsons stated.
When he was requested if being at camp would assist his contract negotiations, he seemingly fired again on the Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor, Jones.
“I think they got their own timeline on when they want to get things done,” Parsons stated in reference to Jones and government vp of personnel Stephen Jones.
“So I don’t think that helps. I’m doing this for myself and my teammates. This isn’t for Jerry, this isn’t for Stephen. … I can get better by just being here and being here for [my teammates].”
Jones expressed optimism {that a} deal would get finished Monday, however not earlier than he seemingly took pictures at Parsons and quarterback Dak Prescott, each of whom had suffered accidents final 12 months.
Parsons appeared in 13 video games and completed with 12 sacks and 12 tackles for loss.
“Just because we sign him, doesn’t mean we’re going to have him. He was hurt six games last year, seriously,” Jones stated on Monday. “I remember signing a player for the highest paid at the position in the league and he got knocked out two-thirds of the year, Dak Prescott, so there’s a lot of things you can think about, just as the player does when you’re thinking about committing and guaranteeing money.”
The feedback drew the ire of former defensive finish J.J. Watt, who posted to social media to chide the Cowboys proprietor.
It additionally gave Parsons some pause.
“When you go around the league and see these other teams taking care of their best guys,” Parsons stated. “You wish you had that same type of energy.”
