Micah Parsons had a pretty pointed statement for Jerry Jones after the Cowboys owner took shots at him during a press conference a day earlier.
Jones indicated to reporters that injuries were playing a part in why the Cowboys and Parsons hadn’t come to terms on a contract extension, and the defensive end said on Tuesday that there hadn’t been “much movement” on a deal.
Parsons reported to camp Tuesday and was a limited participant in on-field workouts, going through warmups with the team.
“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 said.
When he was asked if being at camp would help his contract negotiations, he seemingly fired back at the Cowboys owner and general manager, Jones.
“I think they got their own timeline on when they want to get things done,” Parsons said in reference to Jones and executive vice president 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 done Monday, but not before he seemingly took shots at Parsons and quarterback Dak Prescott, both of whom had suffered injuries last year.
Parsons appeared in 13 games and finished 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 said 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 comments drew the ire of former defensive end J.J. Watt, who posted to social media to chide the Cowboys owner.
It also gave Parsons some pause.
“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.”
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