Micah Parsons claims he was keen to return to the negotiating desk with the Dallas Cowboys earlier than he was traded to the Green Bay Packers in a deal that despatched shockwaves throughout the NFL, however the crew declined.
Parsons was traded to the Packers on Thursday in change for 2 first-round draft picks and three-time Professional Bowl defensive deal with Kenny Clark. The deal got here lower than a month after Parsons publicly requested a commerce, however the star pass-rusher says he was open to remaining in Dallas proper up till he was moved.
Parsons instructed Jane Slater of NFL Community on Thursday night that he went again to the Cowboys in an try to debate a brand new contract after the commerce chatter started heating up this week. The 26-year-old says Jerry Jones and firm instructed him he can both play beneath the fifth-year possibility on his rookie contract (which might have paid Parsons simply over $24M) or be proven the door.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media confirmed that the Cowboys “had an opportunity to cease the deal.”
