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The Dallas Cowboys fell short of nan NFL playoffs this season. While Dak Prescott has powered a beardown discourtesy and enters Week 18 arsenic nan league’s starring passer, nan Cowboys’ defense has underwhelmed astatine times this year.
Dallas’ protect portion was thrust into nan spotlight erstwhile prima walk rusher Micah Parsons was traded to nan Green Bay Packers successful August. Parsons, who will miss nan remainder of nan regular play and nan full postseason pinch an ACL injury, precocious assessed nan Cowboys’ defense.
Cowboys protect coordinator Matt Eberflus acknowledged nan dense void aft Parsons' departure, an admittance Parsons responded to pinch respective laughing emoji.
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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones meets pinch extracurricular linebacker Micah Parsons (11) anterior to an NFC wild-card playoff crippled against nan San Francisco 49ers astatine AT&T Stadium Jan. 16, 2022, successful Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)
Parsons defended his response by pointing to really longtime squad proprietor Jerry Jones’ handling of Parsons' estimation played out.
"Y’all want maine to consciousness bad?" Parsons wrote Thursday connected X. "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!"
Jones addressed those comments from nan 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of nan Year during his regular quality connected 105.3 The Fan successful Dallas.
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"I wish Micah nan very best," Jones said. "I’d emotion to person Micah connected nan team. But we conscionable couldn’t spend him. We wanted 4 aliases 5 players much than we did him. But he’s outstanding. I understand his sensitivity and tin moreover understand these comments."
Dallas Cowboys owner, president and wide head Jerry Jones, left, and Micah Parsons during nan 2nd 4th of nan Super Bowl betwixt nan San Francisco 49ers and nan Kansas City Chiefs astatine Allegiant Stadium Feb. 11, 2024, successful Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Parsons missed 4 games successful 2024 but still vanished nan play pinch 12 sacks. He has recorded double-digit sacks successful each of his 5 seasons successful the NFL.
Parsons compiled 12½ sacks successful his first 14 games pinch nan Packers.
Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier a crippled against nan Green Bay Packers astatine AT&T Stadium Sept. 28, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
Green Bay sent protect tackle Kenny Clark and 2 early first-round draught picks to nan Cowboys successful precocious August successful speech for Parsons.
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Shortly aft nan 2 teams agreed to nan deal, Parsons became nan highest-paid non-quarterback successful NFL history. He inked a four-year, $188 cardinal contract, ESPN reported astatine nan time. The statement reportedly included guarantees worthy up to $136 million.
In a statement, Parsons thanked nan Cowboys and expressed excitement astir his adjacent chapter, writing successful part, "I ne'er wanted this section to end, but not everything was successful my control. My bosom has ever been here, and it still is. Through it all, I ne'er made immoderate demands. I ne'er asked for thing much than fairness. I only asked that nan personification I spot to discuss my statement beryllium portion of nan process."
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
