Seeing Mike McCarthy depart Dallas after 5 seasons is “devastating” for Micah Parsons and his Cowboys teammates.
When discussing the current teaching shakeup on his “The Edge with Micah Parsons” podcast, the star linebacker expressed it’s “very sad” to see McCarthy, 61, go away as a result of relationships cultivated over the previous few years whereas previewing what’s anticipated to be an “interesting” offseason in Dallas.
“Obviously very sad because of the relationships we had with coach McCarthy and everything he’s done for our program,” Parsons, 25, stated Tuesday, sooner or later after McCarthy and the Cowboys introduced they’d be parting methods.
“… It is devastating. Coach Mike’s a great father, coach, one of the most winningest coaches and he’s always been good to us as a unit to coaches, players. Losing a great coach like Mike hurts but it’s going to be a very interesting offseason.”
Initially employed in January 2020, McCarthy led the Cowboys to 3 postseason appearances and posted a 49-35 document as head coach.
McCarthy had been teaching on an expiring deal, fueling hypothesis week after week as as to whether he’d return for 2025.
Although there gave the impression to be encouraging indicators of re-upping the union — the Cowboys blocked the Bears from chatting with McCarthy final week — the 2 sides couldn’t come collectively on a brand new deal, the size of the contract, particularly, in line with NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero.
“I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure,” proprietor Jerry Jones stated in an announcement Monday.
“… Prior to reaching the point of contract negotiations, though, it became mutually clear that it would be better for each of us to head in a different direction. I thank Mike and wish him, his wife Jessica and their family the best.”
Parsons, who made controversial feedback about McCarthy’s future in November earlier than endorsing the coach’s return, added he has religion within the Cowboys’ entrance workplace however acknowledged the group is in for a “complete reset.”
“I trust my owner, I trust our GM,” the four-time Professional Bowler stated. “… We’re going to make the right decision when it comes to coaching.”
Although Parsons addressed the excitement surrounding Cowboys greats Deion Sanders and Jason Witten, he known as it “speculation.”
“We going to wait to see who gets hired, whose going to be our DC [defensive coordinator], our OC [offensive coordinator] cause it’s going to be a complete reset,” he stated. “It’s going to be very interesting and then seeing how those guys envision players and who they want to bring in, who they want to keep, who they want to build around.”
The Cowboys picked up Parsons’ fifth-year possibility final April and he is because of make round $24 million this 12 months, in line with Spotrac.
If the Cowboys don’t lengthen him, he might be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.
Parsons was one of many many Cowboys gamers who was sidelined at one time limit throughout an injury-riddled 2024 marketing campaign.
Dallas completed the 12 months at 7-10 and missed the playoffs.
As for McCarthy, who beforehand received a Tremendous Bowl because the Packers’ head coach, he’s assembly with the Bears on Wednesday about their teaching emptiness.
