Green Bay Packers defensive superstar Micah Parsons returned to Dallas on Sunday for a regular-season matchup after the Cowboys traded the two-time First Team All-Pro a month ago.
On the Sunday Night Football pregame broadcast, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked about his reaction to seeing Parsons heading back to Dallas, where he starred for four seasons.
Jones was asked the question by Jason Garrett, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and head coach who now works as an analyst for NBC Sports.
“Well, Jason of all people, you know my personal feeling with great players,” Jones began. “Consequently, when you hear the crowd and you see that player come back, it reminds me when we played [former Cowboys running back Hershel Walker, or when…[former Dallas RB Emmitt Smith] came back. You get a great ovation just as he’s getting here tonight.
As Jones was talking, Parsons came jogging onto the field. NBC Sports’ Maria Taylor then asked Jones what it was like to see him in the green and gold of a Packer uniform.
“Well, of course, I’ve seen that trot, and seen him run out like that for four straight years,” Jones said. “So I’ve seen it…the green and gold as a little problem for me looking at it.”
Parsons entered this season on the final year of a rookie contract in search of a new deal, but that never materialized with the Cowboys. The two sides (with Jones leading the Cowboys’ camp) got into a prolonged contract dispute. Ultimately, Parsons requested a trade last August, and that was granted by the end of the month.
The Cowboys got two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark for Parsons, who signed a four-year, $186 million contract extension with Green Bay.
It was an ugly divorce, but Parsons was sensational in his time in Dallas, amassing 52.5 sacks and 112 quarterback hits. Jones certainly recognized that in his remarks, but ultimately, both signs have now moved on.
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