Micah Parsons responds to Dez Bryant’s tweet about NFL running backs contract woes
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Monday at 3 p.m. was the deadline for teams to sign players that had been franchise-tagged to long-term deals and three notable running backs were not given new contracts.
Dallas Cowboy Tony Pollard, Oakland Raider Josh Jacobs and New York Giant Saquon Barkley. Jacobs led the NFL in rushing yards last season while Pollard and Barkley were two of their team’s most crucial offensive weapons.
Star NFL running backs from across the league let their unhappiness with the state of running back contracts be known.
This is Criminal. Three of the best PLAYERS in the entire league, regardless of position. https://t.co/zDXRS5cGdu
— Christian McCaffrey (@CMC_22) July 17, 2023
At this point , just take the RB position out the game then . The ones that want to be great & work as hard as they can to give their all to an organization , just seems like it don’t even matter . I’m with every RB that’s fighting to get what they deserve . https://t.co/OgvBWZCKvn
— Derrick Henry (@KingHenry_2) July 17, 2023
Ex-Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant agreed sharing a graphic that showed the average kicker vs running back salary.
Micah Parsons responded to Bryant’s picture and others who were critical saying they didn’t acknowledge the full picture.
Dez it’s two sides to every story ! I don’t think no one’s wrong like anything there’s some generational athletes who deserve it and some guys that you can replace and that goes for any position except qb, in most cases! Longevity plays a huge part! https://t.co/SngLDaw045
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) July 18, 2023
Parsons also said the Barkley, and not his teammate Tony Pollard, had the best case for a long-term contract.
Who would you pay?! I think the stringers case is saquon he’s the best offensive weapon on the giants ! https://t.co/4dJXgCDuMD
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) July 18, 2023
Parsons went on to tweet three more times further explaining his point that NFL teams pay players based on position and longevity which disadvantages running backs but pointed out that elite players deserved to be paid.
My point in my RB/Kicker/QB comparisons tweet is that unfortunately NFL teams pay players based on position and unfortunately not always on skill level. It was never meant as a slight to RB’s. As we’ve seen from recent Qb’s deals, you can be a decent QB and make crazy money.
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) July 18, 2023
Yes there are generational players who deserve money ! I don’t think some player production is replaceable with just anyone! They are elite and generational players that deserve there money and shouldn’t be on the same scale as other role players period!!
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) July 18, 2023
