Micah Parsons watches from sidelines as Cowboys finish preseason - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys' preseason is over — now the Micah Parsons Watch takes a different turn.

At 4:35 p.m. CT, roughly two and a half hours before kickoff of Friday night's preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons, Parsons walked down the hall to the Cowboys locker room eating nachos. An Atlanta fan taking a tour of the stadium shouted to him «Come to the Falcons,» which prompted Parsons to make a 'call me' sign to his ears.

As he approached the locker room doors, he made a similar gesture as fans cheered for him.

During the game, Parsons was the only player not to wear a jersey on the sidelines. He instead wore a navy hoodie with grey sleeves and a winter hat. To start the third quarter, Parsons laid down on the medical table behind the bench as the Cowboys' offense drove down the field.

Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer said he was not aware of what Parsons was doing, since «I was calling the game.»

«At the end of the day, we'll look at the film and we'll talk to everybody involved and we'll have a great assessment of how we did both on and off the field,» Schottenheimer said.

After the game, Parsons — who has scrubbed references to the Cowboys on his social media feeds — replied to an X post that noted he was only laying on the medical table for a brief period of time.

«I actually appreciate this,» Parsons wrote in his response on social media. «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.

Parsons declined to answer questions after the Cowboys' 31-13 win, but cornerback Trevon Diggs answered some on his behalf, even saying Parsons had an MRI on his back