What'll it be like for Packers' Micah Parsons at Cowboys? - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — The last time Micah Parsons was inside AT&T Stadium, he drew attention by lying on a medical table behind the Dallas Cowboys' bench in the third quarter of their preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 22.

It was only a brief time, but he also arrived at that stadium chowing down on nachos, and he was the only player not to wear his jersey on the sideline during the game.

On Sunday, Parsons returns to AT&T Stadium for the first time since the trade with the Green Bay Packers, and his former team is struggling defensively, allowing 30.7 points per game. In last week's loss, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was not sacked for the first time in his career.

In Parsons' first three games with the Packers (2-1), he has 1.5 sacks and six quarterback hurries while being credited with five tackles and a tackle for loss. But his presence has been a big part of the Packers allowing a league-low 14.7 points per game.

The trade of Parsons was almost as shocking as the Dallas Mavericks' trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. Mavericks' fans were in a tizzy, putting together a mock funeral at American Airlines Center. Calls were made for general manager Nico Harrison's job.

When Doncic returned to Dallas for the first time, the Mavericks compiled a tribute video that moved the star to tears before the game. Doncic, who led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals only months earlier, scored 45 points in the Lakers' 112-97 win.

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones, who engineered the Parsons trade, was asked if the Cowboys can prevent a Doncic-like return for him.

«I don't know that we can,» Jones told ESPN. «Micah's a great player. I'll never forget when we didn't draft Randy Moss, he