Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has extra pep in his step this week with Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons returning to AT&T Stadium on Sunday night.
“Yes, I do,” Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “Of course, I’ve said this time and time again, I think the world of Micah as an individual and of course know him well. I might say, ‘I wish him well,’ except it’s obvious I don’t this weekend in terms of Green Bay winning the game. And so, it makes for an exciting time.”
The Week 4 prime-time clash between the Cowboys (1-2) and Packers (2-1) comes exactly one month after Dallas made the shocking move to trade Parsons to Green Bay, thereby ending an ugly contract dispute.
Jones said there was “nothing personal” about the decision to deal Parsons, who signed a record-breaking four-year, $188 million deal with the Packers.
“Not at all,” Jones said. “… I told you, I liked Micah. As much as people wanted to make that of it, there was no issue regarding feelings relative to the negotiations. Certainly not on my part. It was just par for the course.”
In exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys received defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027.
Parsons, 26, who made the Pro Bowl and recorded at least 12 sacks in each of his four seasons with the Cowboys, has recorded 1.5 sacks and six QB hits through three games with his new club.
Dallas won’t have star receiver CeeDee Lamb (ankle) on Sunday, but Jones suggested that running the ball against Parsons in the Packers might be the Cowboys’ best course anyway.
“Over the years, when I saw Micah mitigated, when I saw teams play him pretty well, which he’s going to make some plays no matter how you play him, but when I saw people play us well with Micah in the game — and it did happen — then obviously we’ll be looking to try to run those kinds of plays,” he said.
Jones also said veteran defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is expected to make his Cowboys debut Sunday night.
The former No. 1 overall draft pick signed with Dallas last week but was not available for the Week 3 loss against the Chicago Bears.
Clowney, 32, has 58 sacks, 108 tackles for loss, 139 QB hits and 15 forced fumbles in 140 career games (127 starts) with the Houston Texans (2014-18), Seattle Seahawks (2019), Tennessee Titans (2020), Cleveland Browns (2021-22), Baltimore Ravens (2023) and Carolina Panthers (2024).
