MICAH Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys are taking their contract standoff into training camp.
After Jerry Jones took a shot at Parsons in a press conference, the superstar defender gave a strong statement to the media on Tuesday.
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On Monday, Jones indicated that Parsons’ injury history was a reason why the two parties couldn’t come to an agreement on an extension.
Despite the contract battle, Parsons has been participating in training camp workouts while fighting for his deal.
“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,” he said.
“Let’s see if they want me to be here at the end of the day.”
Parsons was asked if being present at training camp would help his negotiations, which caused him to fire back at Jones.
“I think they got their own timeline on when they want to get things done,” Parsons said.
“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 [Jones].
“I can get better by just being here and being here for [my teammates].”
Jones showed optimism on Monday that a deal would get done with Parsons, but that was before he took aim at Parsons’ injuries.
“Just because we sign him, doesn’t mean we’re going to have him. He was hurt six games last year, seriously,” Jones said on Monday.
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“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.”
Parsons didn’t miss six games last year, he only missed four, and he was highly productive in the games that he did play.
He had 12 sacks, 43 tackles, and 12 tackles for loss in the 13 games that he played.
Before his injury in 2024, Parsons had only missed one game in his career, which was in his rookie season when he made the Pro Bowl, All-Pro team, and won Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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The fact that Jones called out Parsons’ miniscule injury history seemingly gave him some pause about the owner he plays for.
“When you go around the league and see these other teams taking care of their best guys,” Parsons said.
“You wish you had that same type of energy.”
If Parsons doesn’t come to an agreement with the Cowboys he will be a free agent at the end of the 2025 season.
