{"id":40787,"date":"2025-04-13T10:53:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T10:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40787"},"modified":"2025-04-13T10:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T10:53:54","slug":"cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-makes-feelings-on-micah-parsons-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40787","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Makes Feelings on Micah Parsons Clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dak-Micah.webp?w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dak-Micah.webp?w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dak-Micah.webp?w=1100&amp;quality=15&amp;strip=all 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dak-Micah.webp?w=1350&amp;quality=35&amp;strip=all 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys QB Dak Prescott expressed confidence in Micah Parsons.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"292\" data-dom-ready-time=\"494\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Cowboys QB Dak Prescott expressed confidence in Micah Parsons.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Micah Parsons is focused on becoming a more influential leader for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">D<\/a>allas Cowboys\u00a0\u2014 and he\u2019s got the full support of quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0behind him.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons is undeniably one of the most dominant defenders in the NFL and is expected to land a record-breaking extension that will cement his status as the face of the Cowboys franchise.<\/p>\n<p>But while his on-field production is unquestioned, his leadership has come under scrutiny. His outspoken presence on social media and through his podcast has sparked debate, and a\u00a0recent public spat\u00a0with former teammate\u00a0DeMarcus Lawrence\u00a0has only fueled concerns about his maturity and role as a team leader.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think you have to ask yourself, given some of the off-field questions about Micah Parsons, leadership, etc. Do you feel like you can trust him to be your guy for the next four to five years and to really pull the weight and stay engaged in all of that?\u201d\u00a0Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Jori Epstein said\u00a0recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I think we even saw a little bit of that when he decided to engage publicly with DeMarcus Lawrence. I also think that getting into that spat was a little bit indicative of, \u2018Do you really want your leader doing that?\u2019 Maybe you do, maybe you want that because you feel like it\u2019s edgy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dak Prescott Has Confidence in Micah Parsons<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><button class=\"lty-playbtn\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p>Parsons has expressed publicly that he views himself as a leader in the Cowboys locker room. Last year was challenging for the Cowboys, finishing with a 7-10 record and missing the postseason. However, Parsons focused on keeping the team focused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was my time last year, trying to bring that team back in life, even though most people thought we were dead in the water,\u201d Parsons told \u00a0Clarence Hill of All City DLLS. \u201cI think it\u2019s my time now. Now it\u2019s my time to really take over.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prescott has full confidence in Parsons as he continues to establish himself as a voice in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Micah have talked in the locker room,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cBut very confident in that guy and what he can do, who he is and what he wants to is as important as anything, and that\u2019s in being a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Don\u2019t Expect Micah Parsons Holdout<\/h2>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019 top offseason priority was\u00a0securing Parsons with a long-term extension. While a deal has yet to be finalized, the team remains confident it will get done \u2014 and that Parsons won\u2019t hold out from the offseason program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicah has said all along that he plans on being there. Again, it\u2019s a business, right? There\u2019s a lot of factors that go into a deal,\u201d\u00a0new Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said recently. \u201cThere are two sides in every negotiation, it\u2019s not just our side, it\u2019s Micah\u2019s side. This is an opportunity for Micah, especially, with some of the guys that we lost as leadership for Micah to step up. He\u2019s excited about that. He wants to have more leadership responsibility.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-5\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo, again, we have a ton of time, and we\u2019ll take it day-by-day. Again, my conversations with Micah have been great and I think he\u2019s in a good spot. It\u2019s business, as he understands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons is heading into the final year of his rookie deal. His next contract will likely make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Cowboys QB Dak Prescott expressed confidence in Micah Parsons. 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