Dallas Cowboys chief working officer and co-owner Stephen Jones raised some eyebrows when he appeared to go away the door open concerning the membership presumably buying and selling star pass-rusher Micah Parsons this offseason by way of latest feedback Jones made to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Shortly after Dallas’ 30-14 win towards the Carolina Panthers on Sunday that improved the Cowboys to 6-8, Jones texted Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning Information and insisted he “didn’t” say the membership might make Parsons obtainable forward of the 2025 NFL Draft.
A November report shared that “the hypothesis round Parsons [had] already began, rooted in the concept that buying and selling him would carry a treasure trove of draft picks to assist” the Cowboys top off on youthful and less-expensive expertise after the club signed each huge receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott to profitable extensions forward of this season. Not too long ago, Jones particularly mentioned he felt groups “do not do properly on this league letting guys like Micah, often, go away the home.”
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio subsequently talked about that Jones’ wording was “simply sufficient to make of us wonder if the Cowboys may do the weird” and take calls on Parsons, a 25-year-old who is barely under contract via subsequent season and will grow to be the league’s highest-paid defensive participant every time he indicators his subsequent deal.
“I perceive how that enterprise facet goes,” Parsons mentioned after he tallied a pair of sacks within the win over Carolina, per Charean Williams of Professional Soccer Speak. “Hear, no arduous emotions on this enterprise whether or not I’m right here or anyplace else. Clearly, I’ve said how I wished to be right here. However on the finish of the day, I perceive the enterprise facet, and I put in a number of work. I play arduous, too. Clearly, if sides can’t comply with these kinds of issues, it occurs like that. However I’m simply completely satisfied to be right here, and I’m simply going to be taking part in arduous whereas I’m right here.”
As of Monday morning, the NFL’s website gave the Cowboys lower than a one-percent probability to make the playoffs. Parsons and Co. will attempt to ignore outdoors noise and give attention to what they will management as Dallas prepares to host the 8-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday evening. On Monday, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Cowboys as four-point underdogs for that matchup.
“If I’m right here for the following 5, six years, I’m going to maintain taking part in arduous. Then, too, ain’t actually nothing going to make a distinction. Micah going to play arduous,” Parsons added.