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- Sports
- Published: Jan. 02, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
Green Bay Packers prima linebacker Micah Parsons poked nosy astatine his erstwhile Dallas Cowboys successful a societal media station connected Thursday.
Parsons, who was traded by Dallas to Green Bay successful August, responded to a remark from Cowboys protect coordinator Matt Eberflus, who was asked really Parsons’ departure affected nan Cowboys’ defense, which ranks past successful yards allowed this season.
“I don’t cognize if it changed that much,” Eberflus told reporters Thursday. “Obviously you person an All-Pro walk rusher that wins really quick, that’s surely going to thief immoderate defense if it’s Micah aliases if it’s Myles [Garrett] aliases whoever it mightiness be. That effect subordinate is ever going to thief to a definite grade connected walk downs and different downs. Again, you can’t look back. It is what it is and you conscionable attraction connected wherever you are.”
Parsons responded pinch a post connected X featuring 8 crying laughing emojis. The four-time Pro Bowler followed up pinch different station specifically calling retired Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones.
“Y’all want maine to consciousness bad?,” wrote Parsons, who is retired for nan remainder of nan play owed to an ACL wounded he suffered Dec. 14. “Jerry Jones slandered my sanction to Cowboys media and nationalist media for months. So I do deliberation I tin respond to remark if I want to! #respectfully”
Parsons, who earned 4 Pro Bowl selections successful 4 seasons pinch Dallas from 2021-24, spent overmuch of 2025 successful nationalist statement negotiations pinch Jones. After months of grounded talks, nan Cowboys traded Parsons to nan Packers connected Aug. 28, astir 1 week earlier nan 2025 NFL play began.
The Packers instantly signed Parsons to a four-year, $188 cardinal statement extension, making him nan highest-paid protect subordinate successful NFL history. The grounds was antecedently held by Cleveland Browns prima protect extremity Myles Garrett, who signed a four-year, $160 cardinal extension successful March 2025.
Prior to his season-ending ACL injury, Parsons recorded 12.5 sacks successful 14 games for nan Packers this season. He has totaled astatine slightest 12 sacks successful each of his 5 seasons successful nan NFL.
The Cowboys, pinch a 7-8-1 wide record, are eliminated from NFL postseason contention. Dallas’ defense ranks past successful nan NFL successful passing yards allowed per crippled (274) and 4th successful points per crippled allowed (28.4).
The Cowboys will play its regular play finale astatine nan NFC East rival New York Giants connected Sunday.
The Packers, meanwhile, are presently nan seventh and last seed successful nan NFC playoff image pinch a 9-6-1 grounds (with nan necktie coming against Dallas successful week 4). Green Bay will play its regular play finale astatine nan NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings connected Sunday.
Zach Mentz is Trending Sports and News Reporter for cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer. His past acquisition includes clip spent pinch nan Cleveland Guardians, Cannabis Business Times, and North Coast Media. His...
