Micah Parsons pushes back on critics who think he threw Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy ‘under the bus’
NY Post
Criticism has mounted against Cowboys star Micah Parsons after his controversial comments about head coach Mike McCarthy after the team’s blowout loss to the Eagles on Sunday, and he doesn’t seem pleased about how his remarks have been perceived.
“I never once threw — or even intended to throw — Mike McCarthy under the bus… The question that was asked about here and the Dallas Cowboys, did I see Mike McCarthy in our future? I said, ‘That’s above my pay grade,'” Parsons explained on his podcast “The Edge with Micah Parsons.”
The 25-year-old linebacker previously seemed to show little remorse for his coach when asked if he’d be back this season in the midst of this incredibly long season for the Cowboys.
“That’s above my pay grade, about if Mike’s coaching again next year,” Parsons said after the Cowboys’ 34-6 loss. ‘All coaching aside, Mike can leave and go wherever he wants. Guys I kind of feel bad for is guys like [guard] Zack Martin and guys who might be on their last year, on their way out, because that’s who I wanted to hold the trophy for.
“You want to win games and do great things with those type of legends who put in more time and work than Mike McCarthy ever did. So those are the kind of guys that I have so much sympathy and hurt for.”
McCarthy then told reporters he sat down with Parsons and they discussed his comments, for which Parsons later apologized.
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