Micah Parsons prepares for a bittersweet encounter against Dak Prescott. The prominent American football player, a two-time All-Pro, downplayed the impact of his imminent return to Dallas and shared his feelings about the possibility of facing his friend and former teammate, in a conversation with the Associated Press on Tuesday. Parsons and the Green Bay Packers (2-1) will face Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys (1-2) on Sunday night, in a nationally televised game. It’s going to hurt. That’s my guy. He was always like a good mentor to me. But you know how it is. He always told me that if I ever faced him, it would be a great matchup, so I’m excited to see what he brings on Sunday. Parsons intends to treat the match as just another one, although it will be his first time at AT&T Stadium as a visitor.
A game that has been marked on everyone’s calendar, after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones traded Parsons to the Packers a week before the start of the NFL season, ending a long contractual dispute. The Packers boosted their Super Bowl hopes with Parsons and made the 26-year-old player the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history by signing him to a four-year, $188 million contract, which includes $136 million guaranteed. The Cowboys (1-2) have struggled without Parsons, especially on defense. They have allowed the third-most yards (397.7 per game), the most passing yards (288), and the sixth-most points (30.7).I accepted my fate weeks ago, when the transfer happened. So, for me, it’s just about playing another game and just doing what I do best, and that is being a disruptive American football player. I think the media and the fans are trying to blow it out of proportion to make it something very big. But I just see it as another game at AT&T.
Micah Parsons
Despite missing all of training camp and arriving in Green Bay a week before the first game, Parsons had an immediate impact on the defense in the 27-13 victory over the Detroit Lions, two-time NFC North defending champions, in Week 1. The Packers defeated the Washington Commanders 27-18 four days later. But the offense couldn’t get going in the 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 3.
Besides the fans, teammates, support staff, I mean, they made this transition so great and I’m extremely honored and blessed to be with a group of such great guys who want to win and who just want to play football and I think we’ve been playing really good football so far, so that helps and I hope we continue like this.
Micah Parsons
