Ex-Cowboys WR Said Micah Parsons Is Selfish, and NFL Fans Couldn’t Disagree More
Dallas Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons is widely acknowledged as one of the top defensive players in the NFL, as he has totaled 40 1/2 sacks in his first three seasons in the league. However, while Parsons’s production has been a huge part of his team’s success in recent years, one former NFL player thinks Parsons is letting the Cowboys down.
Jesse Holley, who played wide receiver for the Cowboys from 2009 through ’11, joined Ray Ray’s Podcast to explain why he believes Parsons needs to do more for Dallas to break through.
“Micah Parsons, to me, is probably the most selfish player on this football team,” Holley said on Wednesday’s episode of the podcast.
Holley also claimed that Parsons’s desire to remain a pass-rusher is hurting the team, as that preference is supposedly keeping him from developing into an all-around great defender.
“One of the reasons that Micah Parsons does not want to play linebacker is it’s too much of a responsibility,” Holley said. “Maybe it’s just the youth in him. Micah doesn’t want to study. Micah doesn’t want to focus in, and I truly believe Micah wants to be great for Micah.”
Holley’s comments went viral Friday, with “Micah Parsons” trending on X, formerly known as Twitter.
In the wake of Holley’s harsh criticism, many Dallas fans took umbrage and shared their defense of the Cowboys star on social media.
As long as the Cowboys continue to underwhelm in the playoffs, they almost certainly will be subject to intense criticism from their fans and NFL analysts alike.
