Micah Parsons did what only Reggie White ever did: 12 sacks in each of his first four seasons. Still, the Cowboys traded him to Green Bay over a contract dispute. On Sunday night, he will return not as a Cowboy but as the ghost of what Jerry Jones gave away.
The timing couldn’t be worse for a Cowboys team that looks, well, lost. They’re 1-2 and walking into this primetime showdown without their top receiver and two starting offensive linemen.
Prescott is trying to put a brave face on it. “It’ll definitely be fun,” he said Thursday, thinking back on all the practice reps when Parsons couldn’t actually hit him. He joked about telling Micah, “he wouldn’t tackle me anyways, he still can’t bring me down.” But then came the reality check. “He has got five guys up front… that