Micah Parsons remains in a contract dispute with Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, but one issue that has taken a back seat is the player’s health. In fact, the team owner dropped several hints during training camp that, for him, this is a key matter in the negotiations.
A few weeks ago, as the controversy around an extension for Parsons was beginning to grow, Jones made a remark to remind all the reporters what he thought about the player’s back injury. “I wish the back would get better.”
In fact, Jerry even used Dak Prescott as an example to illustrate that a new deal was no guarantee of anything on the field. “Just because we sign Micah, it doesn’t mean that we’re gonna have him. He was hurt six games last year. Seriously. I remember signing a player for the highest paid at the position in the league and he got knocked out 2/3 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.”
Is Micah Parsons injured?
During training camp with the Dallas Cowboys, Micah Parsons argued that one of the reasons he wasn’t practicing with his teammates was issues with his back. Of course, this added to the fact that he didn’t want to take the field because he hadn’t received a contract extension.
Now, after the most recent preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons, the team’s head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that the most recent MRI of Parsons “came back pretty clean.” This means that, if Micah doesn’t appear in the Week 1 game in Philadelphia, it will be purely as a pressure tactic to secure his new contract.
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