Micah Parsons retweets J.J. Watt’s criticism of Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones

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NFL coaching camp hasn’t even began but, and drama hypothesis has already begun with the Dallas Cowboys .

Cowboys group proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones spoke with reporters on Monday, and as he has previously, he dropped some controversial materials that star defensive finish Micah Parsons didn’t appear to love.

Jones stated he wasn’t annoyed with how the present contract negotiations with Parsons are going, including that he's "appreciative" of the sting rusher being in camp with them occurring.

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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) walks onto the sphere through the first quarter towards the Carolina Panthers at Financial institution of America Stadium Dec. 15, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Photographs)

Nonetheless, Jones randomly took a shot at Parsons, saying that even when they do discover the precise numbers within the deal, it doesn’t imply they may have him on the sphere. Jones stated that Parsons was damage six video games final season, although he was solely out 4 on account of damage.

Jones additionally introduced up quarterback Dak Prescott , the highest-paid on the place within the league after signing an extension earlier than the 2024 season, who performed simply eight video games final yr on account of damage.

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J.J. Watt, the ex-Houston Texans nice go rusher, took to social media to bark again at Jones, and Parsons retweeted it on Monday.

"Anytime you possibly can publicly take a dig at your star quarterback and your star go rusher concurrently, proper earlier than the season begins, you simply gotta take it…" Watt wrote on X, sarcastically.

"Nothing makes guys wish to combat for you greater than listening to how upset you might be that they obtained damage whereas combating for you."

Since coming into the NFL because the twelfth general decide to the Cowboys in 2021, Parsons has racked up 52.5 sacks over 63 video games, which features a 12-sack season in 2024. He additionally has 63 tackles for loss, 112 quarterback hits and 9 compelled fumbles over that span.

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones speaks to the media at a press convention on the Star. (Tim Heitman/Imagn Photographs)

Parsons has cemented himself as top-of-the-line edge rushers within the sport, and he’s trying to be paid as such.

The Cowboys, in the meantime, shelled out Prescott’s contract together with star broad receiver CeeDee Lamb, whose contract is the third-highest within the league at $34 million per season.

Off the sting, Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt, arguably the perfect defensive participant within the league, simply obtained paid $41 million per season over the following three years, whereas Cleveland Browns stud Myles Garrett is simply behind him at $40 million per season. With Houston Texans’ Danielle Hunter making over $34 million per season, and sitting third-highest behind Garrett and Watt after tallying 45 sacks since 2021, Parsons is probably going on the lookout for a contract above his.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) walks on the sphere through the group's coaching camp at River Ridge Enjoying Fields on July 25, 2024 in Oxnard, California. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)

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It is going to be telling to see what the Cowboys find yourself doing this preseason with Parsons, who will likely be enjoying on his fifth-year possibility. If a contract isn’t discovered by the beginning of the following league yr, Parsons will likely be a free agent except he's franchise tagged.