Todd Archer
OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys All-Professional edge rusher Micah Parsons acknowledges he's discouraged {that a} long-term deal has not been reached with the group.
“If you go across the league and also you see these different groups caring for their finest guys, I seen T.J. [Watt] gotten taken care of. Maxx [Crosby] obtained taken care of. Myles [Garrett] obtained taken care of, [and] he is obtained two years left on his deal,” Parsons stated after Tuesday's apply. “You see lots of people across the league taken care of, and you want you had that very same kind of power.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Watt to a three-year, $123 million extension with $108 million assured. Earlier within the offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Crosby to a three-year, $106.5 million extension with $91.5 million assured, and the Cleveland Browns signed Garrett to a four-year deal price $160 million with $123.5 million assured.
“I really feel like I am the most effective at what I do,” Parsons stated. “You'll be able to argue whoever, however stats, numbers do not lie. The consistency is there, and the provision is there.”
Parsons has recorded 52.5 sacks in his first 4 seasons, trailing solely Reggie White (70), Derrick Thomas (58), J.J. Watt (57) and DeMarcus Ware (53.5) since sacks grew to become an official stat in 1982. Parsons and White are the one gamers to report no less than 12 sacks in every of their first 4 seasons, and Parsons reached 12 final season regardless of sitting out 4 video games due to a excessive ankle sprain.
On Monday, proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones raised some eyebrows when mentioning {that a} contract doesn't forestall a participant from sitting out video games due to harm, noting that Dak Prescott sat out 9 video games in 2024 after he signed the richest contract in NFL historical past.
Parsons stated he didn't discover the remark hurtful, and he has not taken a chronic negotiation personally. He noticed Prescott and CeeDee Lamb undergo related talks final 12 months.
“I have been fairly constant. If they do not need me right here, they do not need me right here and I am going to go about my enterprise. I perceive the character of the enterprise. Like I stated, so far as I am right here and below contract, I am going to do what I've to carry out on the highest stage however on the finish that is the enterprise.”
Micah Parsons
“When there is a chain of occasions of issues persistently occurring over the course of years right here, you've got sort of seen it earlier than so you do not take it personally,” Parsons stated. “This isn't like I am getting handled in a different way than anyone else. I do not take it private. I simply do not perceive.”
Mentioned cornerback Trevon Diggs: “He is the most effective participant within the NFL, like, why would not you pay him?”
Parsons and Jones met in March within the proprietor's workplace at The Star. Jones stated he and Parsons got here to an settlement on the size, assured cash and whole cash on a deal. Whereas Jones might need thought a deal was shut, Parsons instructed the group to talk along with his agent, David Mulugheta. So far, neither Jerry nor Stephen Jones, govt vp of participant personnel, have spoken to Mulugheta.
Parsons was on the apply area Monday, however he didn't do very a lot, aside from holding a tackling dummy in a single drill. He was largely a spectator, talking with teammates at completely different occasions in addition to performing some conditioning work. He stated after apply he was coping with some again tightness, which is why he additionally didn't do a lot through the June minicamp.
He stated as soon as his again feels higher, he would do extra in apply.
“I have been fairly constant. If they do not need me right here, they do not need me right here and I am going to go about my enterprise. I perceive the character of the enterprise,” Parsons stated. “Like I stated, so far as I am right here and below contract, I am going to do what I've to carry out on the highest stage however on the finish that is the enterprise. Similar method Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones and the opposite Jerry Jones maintain their household is identical method I have to maintain my household. I've obtained three children of my very own, so all of us have to maintain our family on the finish of the day.”
