When Micah Parsons steps back onto the turf at AT&T Stadium on Sunday Night Football in Week 4, the emotions will be high. The Green Bay Packers (2-1) head to Arlington to take on the Dallas Cowboys (1-2), in what will be Parsons’ first game back since his trade last month.
However, after all Parsons did in four stellar seasons with Dallas, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it clear the franchise won’t honor or celebrate his return .
“I don’t think that’s appropriate this way, Emmitt [Smith] was a different story,” Jones told reporters via Jon Machota of The Athletic. “But that’s not to diminish Micah. I think Micah’s got enough welcome out there. We just need to show we’ve got antidotes for that.”
The stance stands at odds with how Dallas handled past returns, including Smith an