Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons is taking a bit of a victory lap over the Dallas Cowboys, and he’s also coming to the defense of his former and now new teammate Trevon Diggs.
Parsons got some enjoyment out of a comment Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus made on Thursday. He posted a handful of crying laughing emojis in a social media post in response to Eberflus’ comment about the Cowboys having difficulty replacing an All-Pro edge rusher so close to the start of the season.
Parsons called out Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in a follow-up post on social media.
“Y’all want me to feel bad? Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months,” Parsons wrote. “So I do think I can react to comment if I want to! #respectfully“
Of course, Parsons is referring to the months-long drama surrounding his extension talks with the Cowboys, which resulted in him asking for a trade in early August. Parsons’ camp had alleged that Jones had taken an unfair approach in negotiations, claiming that the Cowboys owner refused to include Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta.
Jones, meanwhile, took multiple digs at Parsons prior to trading him to the Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark in August. In July, Jones questioned whether Parsons’ durability was good enough to give him the contract he was looking for. Following the trade, Jones said Parsons wasn’t indispensable.
But Jones did pay some respect toward the former Cowboys star during their Christmas Day game as he also defended the trade.
“That case, specifically, that was a trade not just for this year,” Jones said on the Netflix Christmas pregame show. “But that was a long-term trade, at the time. I know we had skepticism about having that trade. Micah’s a great player. Great person, great player. Make no mistake about that.
“But we were able to – because of that, for the Cowboys – we’re able to get as many as five or six top players for the future. Not only do we have two of them in [Quinnen] Williams and [Clark] on the squad in the present day, however we now have them for the long run.”
Parsons’ robust skill to get to opposing quarterbacks was definitely missed by the Cowboys this season, who’re set to overlook the playoffs with their 7-8-1 file. Dallas ranks thirtieth in whole protection coming into Week 18. As for Parsons, he had 12.5 sacks earlier than tearing his ACL in Week 15.
In a 3rd social media submit, Parsons defended Diggs in response to a social media submit that claimed he was the worst cornerback in soccer proper now.
“I really feel like what level is there in attempting to publicly disrespect somebody? He’s not representing the star anymore, simply give the person a farewell and want him the most effective,” Parsons wrote. “I don’t know why every thing needs to be damaging each time a break-up occurs! He’s in a greater state of affairs rn, belief me! Bro’s gonna be nice once more!”
Diggs was waived by the Cowboys earlier this week earlier than getting claimed by the Packers on Thursday. He joins a Inexperienced Bay squad that may make the postseason, holding a 9-6-1 file as they’ve already secured the No. 7 seed within the NFC playoff image.
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