by: Daniel Hager 32 minutes ago DanielHagerOn3
After months of speculation, the Dallas Cowboys shocked the entire sports world Thursday night when they traded three-time All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark . This came after the Cowboys and Parsons (and his agent) were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term deal, leading to him asking for a trade.
Green Bay and Parsons’ agent worked quickly on a deal, which made the Penn State alum the highest-paid non-quarterback in the history of the National Football League. Parsons put pen to paper on a 4-year, $188 million contract Thursday night.
This move comes as a shot to the heart to Dallas Cowboys fans, who have grown to love Parsons over his four-year span with the organization. Nobody, however, was more hurt than Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin , who played for Dallas over the entire duration of his 12-year career (1988-1999)
Irvin took to ‘ First Take ‘ Friday morning to place blame on himself for failing to get in between Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons when trying to navigate a new contract agreement between the two parties.
Irvin claims he should have gotten between Parsons, Jones
“Don’t think I haven’t put that on my own self,” Irvin said. “I kept thinking ‘is Jerry serious?’ Maybe I should have went and got that thing done for real. I absolutely have thought about that and I swear to you this makes NO rhyme and NO reason. (Parsons) was reaching out to me. He was crying out and I missed it.”
“ I should’ve jumped in the middle of it even deeper and better and I’m hurt for it . There’s no doubt in my mind. All that Jerry’s saying about them being better is not true. That reminds me of the documentary where his dad said ‘make it look like you know what you’re doing even when it’s not working.’ That’s what I came up with. It’s not true.”