Jerry Jones addresses Micah Parsons’ latest criticism amid lingering tension after Cowboys split

The Dallas Cowboys fell abbreviated of the NFL playoffs this season. While Dak Prescott has powered a beardown discourtesy and enters Week 18 arsenic the league’s starring passer, the Cowboys’ defence has underwhelmed astatine times this year.

Dallas’ antiaircraft portion was thrust into the spotlight erstwhile prima walk rusher Micah Parsons was traded to the Green Bay Packers successful August. Parsons, who volition miss the remainder of the regular play and the full postseason with an ACL injury, precocious assessed the Cowboys’ defense.

Cowboys antiaircraft coordinator Matt Eberflus acknowledged the dense void aft Parsons' departure, an admittance Parsons responded to with respective laughing emoji.

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones meets with extracurricular linebacker Micah Parsons (11) anterior to an NFC wild-card playoff crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine AT&T Stadium Jan. 16, 2022, successful Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)

Parsons defended his effect by pointing to however longtime squad proprietor Jerry Jones’ handling of Parsons' estimation played out.

"Y’all privation maine to consciousness bad?" Parsons wrote Thursday connected X. "Jerry Jones slandered my sanction to Cowboys media and nationalist media for months. So I bash deliberation I tin respond to remark if I privation to!"

Jones addressed those comments from the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year during his regular quality connected 105.3 The Fan successful Dallas.

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"I privation Micah the precise best," Jones said. "I’d emotion to person Micah connected the team. But we conscionable couldn’t spend him. We wanted 4 oregon 5 players much than we did him. But he’s outstanding. I recognize his sensitivity and tin adjacent recognize these comments."

Dallas Cowboys owner, president and wide manager Jerry Jones, left, and Micah Parsons during the 2nd 4th of the Super Bowl betwixt the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Allegiant Stadium Feb. 11, 2024, successful Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Parsons missed 4 games successful 2024 but inactive finished the play with 12 sacks. He has recorded double-digit sacks successful each of his 5 seasons successful the NFL.

Parsons compiled 12½ sacks successful his archetypal 14 games with the Packers.

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier a crippled against the Green Bay Packers astatine AT&T Stadium Sept. 28, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas.  (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

Green Bay sent antiaircraft tackle Kenny Clark and 2 aboriginal first-round draught picks to the Cowboys successful precocious August successful speech for Parsons.

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Shortly aft the 2 teams agreed to the deal, Parsons became the highest-paid non-quarterback successful NFL history. He inked a four-year, $188 cardinal contract, ESPN reported astatine the time. The declaration reportedly included guarantees worthy up to $136 million.

In a statement, Parsons thanked the Cowboys and expressed excitement astir his adjacent chapter, penning 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 inactive is. Through it all, I ne'er made immoderate demands. I ne'er asked for thing much than fairness. I lone asked that the idiosyncratic I spot to negociate my declaration beryllium portion of the process."

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