If you thought it was going to be all sunshine and rainbows for Micah Parsons after his first game back in Dallas since the Dallas Cowboys traded him, guess again.
The Cowboys and Green Bay Packers battled to a 40-40 tie, which means neither Parsons nor Jerry Jones were able to grab bragging rights, something both sides definitely wanted to do in the wake of the blockbuster trade in August.
Following what was one of the more exciting games we will ever see, Parsons did not hold back on his feelings about Jones. And Parsons wasn't nostalgic or emotional about his return trip to Dallas, either.
"You know, honestly, I think all in all, the emotions for me being in Dallas went away the moment they traded me," Parsons said, per ESPN's Rob Demovsky and Todd Archer.
"He couldn't tell me as a man [about the trade]," Parsons said of Jones. "So, to me, that emotion side was gone. It was more about a respect factor at this point."
It was pretty clear from the jump that Parsons wasn't working on emotions ahead of the game, as he didn't greet Jones or any of his former teammates. It was all business for the Packers superstar.
Parsons did, however, greet his former teammates after the game and even swapped jerseys with Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs.
If you were wondering about Jones, he didn't exactly get emotional about Parsons' return, either. It was status quo for the Cowboys owner and general manager, who continued to try and justify the Parsons trade.
“It’s very simple. Dak was indispensable. In my mind. And Micah wasn’t," Jones said of the decision to trade Parsons to the Packers, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.
"They got Micah and we've got what we've got, and we tied," Jones added.
Jones went on to say that he would have felt better with a win, but admitted, "I feel better than I could have felt" had the Cowboys lost.
Parsons certainly didn't wreck the game on Sunday night, but he did post three tackles, three QB hits and one sack, which came in overtime and prevented Dak Prescott from scoring what would've been the game-winning touchdown.
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