Dak Prescott Suffered Because of Micah Parsons After DE Dismantled Cowboys Coach’s Plans, per insider

“I didn’t think I would be traded. But that’s the harsh reality,” Micah Parsons said after Jerry Jones finally ended the conflict by sending the defensive end to the Packers. This comes after weeks of controversy, despite Jones previously making a bold statement that he wouldn’t trade Parsons. The back-and-forth between Parsons and the Cowboys’ owner dragged on for quite some time. Now, Jones wasn’t the only one. Parsons also had friction with other members of the team. One of them seems to be quarterback Dak Prescott.

“Former Cowboys DE Micah Parsons’ Bleacher Report podcast last season reportedly created issues in the locker room that went all the way up to Dak Prescott,” Albert Breer reported. This was likely overshadowed as the contract drama dominated headlines across the league. Parsons, in his show, The Edge with Micah Parsons, may have said something that frustrated Prescott and other teammates. As reported, the QB even viewed it to be “egotistical” and “self-centered.” The Cowboys QB may have subtly expressed his issues with Parsons before.

After signing his $240 million deal to become the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback, he made an odd remark about contract demands. “I don’t throw numbers out there like that. I’ll see what they’re willing to give me. … I don’t need $40 million,” he said. At the time, the top non-quarterback salary was around $36 million. And perhaps this is what Parsons had in mind to surpass. Now, while one was downplaying the thought, the other stood firm in his conditions.

Even though contract disputes are nothing new in the NFL, were there any locker room tensions? When Dak Prescott was asked if this became a distraction for the team, he brushed it off. His argument? These situations come up every year, including with himself, and it depends on how others choose to handle them. “There’s been a case of something similar to this the last three years, I believe, if not before… Not necessarily. I think that people can take it however they want,” he said.

All this might make sense if the report is true. Getting back to Parsons’s trade, Breer pointed out a key difference between Parsons and other Cowboys stars who secured extensions. Prescott and CeeDee Lamb shared a strong locker room bond, something the DE lacked. That disconnect may have pushed Jones to rethink his stance on keeping him in Dallas. However, there’s no meaning to it all if the report is not true.

And as per Breer’s report, there are even more surprising revelations. If true, it’s easier to understand why the Cowboys ultimately decided to move on from Parsons.

Jerry Jones shrugs off Micah Parsons’ notable trait

There is a heated debate over whether the Cowboys made the right decision in trading away their crucial defensive player. After all, the team has struggled mightily without Parsons. He is one of the NFC’s most dominant defenders. Last season? He finished with 12 sacks and 43 tackles for Dallas. Remove him from the lineup, and a defense that was already shaky suddenly looks vulnerable.

That said, the Cowboys perhaps had issues even with Parsons on the team, as Breer pointed out. He explained that Parsons often freelanced in pursuit of big plays, which at times put the Cowboys at risk. “Previous defensive staffs had trouble with him at times because he would play out of structure in an effort to make big plays, which led to the run-defense issues Jerry and Stephen Jones kept referencing at their press conference. That does happen with great pass rushers—it was just too common with Parsons and, again, he was too smart a football player for these to be a string of honest mistakes. Was it worth it for the game-changing plays he made? Yes, it was,” he wrote.

Still, his game-changing ability helped the team, and Dallas showed its faith in him by offering a strong contract extension in April.  Parsons’s camp was reportedly not impressed with the contract’s length. This was followed by a misunderstanding between the two sides. Ultimately, that dispute paved the way for him to sign a four-year, $188 million deal with the Packers, with Dallas receiving 3x Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark, a 2026 first-round pick, and a 2027 first-round pick in return.

And these rumors will continue to fly and soar past again when the Cowboys face the Packers in Week 4.