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The Cowboys finally calmed things down on the field Friday night. Off it? Different story. And of course, it was about Micah Parsons. By the fourth quarter, the actual football had basically faded into the background. What everyone was buzzing about instead? Clips of Parsons stretched out on the training table. It sparked a rather heated debate about his effort, attitude, and whether he was becoming a “distraction.” But Parsons set things straight.

Anchor Mike Leslie put out a tweet defending the All-Pro. It said, “In the interest of clarity (and fairness) – Micah Parsons was not laying on the training table all night. In fact, that was only a relatively short portion of the evening.” Arguably the only ‘media personality‘ to defend Micah here. But the Dallas star took it upon himself to clear the air.

He couldn’t help but thank Mike for being the only person (in the media, at least) in the world for not twisting the narrative. “I actually appreciate this 🙏🏾. The way media shapes perception and narratives is wild—and if he hadn’t said anything, everyone would’ve just run with it. I’d never disrespect the guys out there fighting for their lives,” he quoted.

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Be honest with yourself, does this really surprise you? If you’ve been a Cowboys fan for long enough, you’d know Micah would never go out of his way to disrespect his teammates. And again, that is precisely why you won’t see a single Dallas fan criticising him.

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The man was probably just resting for a minute because he got tired of all the drama around him. Just one day ago, Jerry Jones claimed that Micah’s agent told him to stick the contract proposal “up his a–.” And as we all knew, there was no truth behind it. David Mulugheta, the agent, revealed that he has never used that phrase in his life. Big surprise.

Add in months of those little jabs. Whether it’s Jerry saying “Just because we sign him doesn’t mean we’re gonna have him. He was hurt six games last year (it was four),” or his son questioning Micah’s loyalty, it’s gotten tiring. For Micah, and for us.

You cannot set out to paint Micah as the bad guy when he’s just out there standing up for himself. He witnessed the Steelers making 31-year-old TJ Watt the highest paid non-QB in the league. Ever. Why wouldn’t he want to at least match that? Jerry Jones cant’ see it, but the fans can. And they’re making it known.

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Is the media too quick to judge Micah Parsons, or is there truth to the distraction claims?

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Fans pour in love for Micah Parsons

You’d think he’d be criticised for supposedly ‘disrespecting’ his teammates, but the fans know him all too well. “You are the best stay strong, blessed, humble and positive things will come your way!!! I have faith in you ❤️🦁,” one wrote. Another said “Pls don’t leave us.” And when the fans side with the player in an ongoing contract saga, you know the front office is doing something wrong.

We know you aren’t like that goat! Time to get you your 70 mill a year,” one remarked. Okay…$70 million might be a bit of a stretch, but yeah, get that bag. He deserves to be the highest paid non-QB in the league. By a mile. And the Cowboys fans know it better than anyone.

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You can spend an entire day looking up the fans’ comments, and you won’t find a single hate comment. That tells you all you need to know. “I got nothing but love for you 🦁. 👐🏼,” yet another wrote. “We appreciate you goat.” Honestly? If there’s one thing that could make him want to stay in Dallas, it’s the fans.

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Oh, and it’s not just the Dallas fans pouring love. Micah has pulled in rivals too. A Patriots fan wrote, “Come to your rightful home.” Oh, and when he was walking into the AT&T stadium tonight, a fan said “Come to the Falcons,” which ended up with Parsons doing the phone call gesture, with a plate of nachos in his hands.

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