Micah Parsons: Media tried to 'twist words' on Mike McCarthy

Micah Parsons spoke out following his postgame comments regarding Mike McCarthy went viral Sunday evening.

The Dallas Cowboys star alluded to McCarthy being able to leave and go wherever he wanted to, but also curiously spoke about his workload compared to players on the team. He was roasted by ESPN’s Damien Woody and Rex Ryan Monday morning, who were, to put it lightly, irate.

So, Parsons said he’ll keep quiet from now on. At least, that’s what he says right now.

“Loll damm yeah ima just eat the fine for now on! Because the way yall twist words and flip them around for content is nasty work!,” Parsons wrote on Twitter.

Here are Parsons’ original comments, for context, after the Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 34-6.

“Mike can leave and go wherever he wants,” Parsons said postgame. “But guys I kind of feel bad for … 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 types 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.”

Ryan, who’s coached in the NFL before and saw the highs and lows of the profession, nearly got the show a fine with his comments about Parsons.

“That is total, total BS, you’re exactly right,” Ryan said. “And look, I mean, coaches, there at some days, 20 hours a day, for two or three days, at least during the week, the hours they put in, it’s unmatched. Mike McCarthy, okay, he doesn’t deserve this damn comment. He doesn’t. No coach does. Look, there’s some horrible coaches out there, but none of them deserve this, the kind of work that they put in as coaches. 

“Like I’m just telling you, I don’t know, like most players know that these dudes, you can forget about it. You’re giving up family time, you’re giving up all kinds of stuff in your life, and you’re going to get some ass sitting down, I don’t care how talented he is, that is absolutely BS. And if you would have worked half as freaking hard as a damn coach does, maybe you’d be able to play every damn game. Maybe your team wouldn’t just be a bunch of punks and lay it down every damn week like you’re doing. How about being a damn football team? You’re going to sell your damn coach out. It’s a crock of you know what.”