Cowboys' Micah Parsons passionately defends his podcast despite pushback from teammate

Dallas Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy is on the last year of his contract, and Colin Cowherd and former Cowboys HC Jimmy Johnson ask if this will impact his performance this season.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons plans to keep doing his weekly podcast, "The Edge," on Bleacher Report this football season and insists it is not a distraction. 

Parsons defended his decision to keep doing the podcast this season in a lengthy justification to reporters after practice on Wednesday amid questions it could create distractions for the team. 

"I don't think no one really cares about what I'm doing on a Monday afternoon when I'm at home with my kids," said Parsons. "So why would they care if I'm on Xbox? I think we all get our own free time. When y'all away from here are y'all thinking about me at home? I would hope not.

"I try not to say (anything) controversial but everyone always is gonna be drawn to something. They're going to try to take one thing. We all have opinions. We're not going to agree to what everyone says. That's life."

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Micah Parsons, #11 of the Dallas Cowboys, warms up prior to an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium on Jan. 14, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Parsons began doing his podcast at the start of last season and did weekly episodes up until the end of the Super Bowl. This year, Parsons was even named the president of Bleacher Report’s Gridiron division, which focuses on the company’s football creative content, in May. 

However, the podcast drew criticism from Parsons' Cowboys teammate, safety Malik Hooker, on June 27. Hooker criticized Parsons during a podcast appearance of his own,