James Jones is not a fan of Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay doing a podcast episode together.
Like, not at all. On Tuesday's episode of FS1's "The Facility," the co-host and former Green Bay Packers wideout gave his thoughts on the NFC East rivals appearing on "The Edge with Micah Parsons" podcast, teeing off with a very blunt statement: "I hate everything about this." "The competitive nature of our game is going," Jones told co-hosts Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy and Chase Daniel. "Everybody's worried about this fame, the stardom and all that.
Nobody's worried about the competition no more … There are no rivalries in football," Jones continued. The Super Bowl XLV champion went on to reminisce about the way rival players used to conduct themselves "back in the day.
He shared a couple of stories from older players, including former NFL defensive back-turned-Packers scout Sam Seale, on how he prepared to face a nemesis. "I always remember the old-school players … all always saying, ‘Man, we were the dog jawn' … They were right — they was way more dogs than us.