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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons has a bone to pick with NFL referees.
On a day filled with questionable calls, or no calls at all, around the NFL, Parsons took to Twitter showing a picture of him being held by a Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman with a message.
"We won’t call this but we’ll call a roughing the passer lol! Can we focus in and protect defensive players?" Parsons wrote.
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Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys sacks Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams causing a fumble during the fourth quarter at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 9, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Parsons was likely referring to his teammate, Dante Fowler Jr., getting called for a roughing the passer on Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, though a replay of the situation didn’t seem to be too egregious.
Fowler did go up high to try and disrupt Stafford’s pass, but he didn’t make contact with the quarterback’s head and didn’t finish his tackle. Still, the refs threw a flag and moved the Rams’ offense up 15yards.
But Parson could also be speaking to a situation in another game, one that had the NFL world in an uproar on social media.
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