Micah Parsons calls Mike McCarthy’s Cowboys exit ‘devastating’

Dallas Cowboys star passer Micah Parsons expressed his disappointment with head coach Mike McCarthy’s departure from the franchise, calling the development “devastating” on Tuesday.

“I’m obviously very sad because of the relationship we’ve had with Coach McCarthy and everything he’s done for our program,” Parsons said on “The Edge” podcast. “Three straight 12-5 seasons, playoff appearances and obviously an unhappy year with injuries. … It’s devastating. Coach Mike is a great father, a great coach. One of the coaches the most winning. He was always good to us as a unit, coaches, players. Losing a great coach like Mike hurts.

McCarthy and the Cowboys parted ways on Monday, with both sides never reaching the point of negotiating a new deal, ending his five seasons as the team’s head coach. McCarthy was 49-35 with the Cowboys, including 7-10 this season, which was marred by injuries. However, he went 1-3 in the postseason, including home flops in the wild-card round against the San Francisco 49ers (2021) and Green Bay Packers (2023).

“It’s going to be a very interesting offseason. It’s going to be very interesting because of the free agents and the coaches,” Parsons said. “It’s going to be a complete reset. So it’s going to be a very interesting and challenging offseason.”

However, Parsons said he has confidence in Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones to find the team’s next head coach. Jones already spoke with former Cowboys star cornerback and current Colorado coach Deion Sanders on Monday night, and those discussions are expected to continue, a source told ESPN.

“But look, I already know…I trust my owner, I trust our general manager, I trust (vice president of player personnel) Will McClay that we’re going to make the right decisions when it comes to “training,” Parsons said. .

Quarterback Dak Prescott also weighed in on McCarthy’s departure, telling DLLS Sports in a text message Monday night that he was “disappointed, because we built some things. But I guess they didn’t could reach an agreement.

McCarthy is expected to interview with the Chicago Bears for their vacant head coaching position as early as Wednesday, multiple sources told ESPN. He is also expected to interview with the New Orleans Saints.