Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons has some extra time on his hands after suffering a torn ACL in December. While his team preps for the playoffs, Parsons is stuck at home recovering after undergoing surgery, and that means he has more time to scroll social media.
Parsons was apparently doing that Thursday when he stumbled upon a post about his former team that compelled him to respond.
The original post featured an image of Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, who told Cowboys media Thursday that the Parsons trade "changed" how the team's defense operated. Parsons responded to that tweet with multiple "laughing" emojis.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂https://t.co/13vdOrCPkC
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11)January 1, 2026
He then took it a step further. After apparently getting some hate in the comments, Parsons defended his actions, saying he felt slandered by Jerry Jones "for months."
Y'all want me to feel bad? Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months. So I do think I can react to comment if I want to!#respectfully
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11)January 1, 2026
Parsons was likely referencing a series of comments Jones made ahead oftrading the superstar to the Packers. Since that trade, there hasn't been much of a back-and-forth between the two. In the weeks after the deal, the pass rusher saidhe didn't hear from Jones following the trade. Since then it's been fairly quiet on both sides, thoughJones did wish Parsons the bestfollowing his season-ending injury.
But Parsons' tweet re-opened that wound, and made it clear that he still harbors some feelings about the trade. He has a few reasons for that. While Parsons is currently injured, the change of scenery proved to be beneficial for both him and the Packers. Parsons got paid, and then put up excellent numbers when healthy. Despite losing Parsons, the Packers still managed to secure a playoff spot in the NFC.
The Cowboys can't say the same. Despite the addition of Eberflus as its defensive coordinator, the team ranks dead last in points allowed per game in 2025. That's not a huge decline compared to last season, when the Cowboys ranked 31st in the same category, but that's hardly a consolation.
As last season shows, though, the presence of Parsons in 2025 may not have lifted the Cowboys all that much. The team's defense was miserable with him last year. While it was worse in 2025, it's unclear how much he could have single-handedly lifted Dallas' defense to better numbers.
Without Parsons, the Cowboys will improve their winning percentage in 2025, though the team has already been eliminated from postseason contention. It will look to use the picks it acquired in the Parsons trade to reload for the 2026 NFL season.
Despite the injury, Parsons still has a shot at winning a ring this season. And if the Packers can't accomplish that, there's a decent chance the team will get Parsons back early next season to try and make another run at a Super Bowl title.
While the trade was clearly painful for Parsons, he's in a better spot right now. The Packers look like perennial contenders with the All-Pro. The Cowboys, meanwhile, look like a team with multiple holes to fill if they want to contend next year.
