Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons Rips Media 'Big Bullies': 'I'm the Face!'
FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons is testifying that he's not "shying away from criticism'' ... while also proving once again that he doesn't shy away from a microphone, either.
"People think I’m shying from criticism,'' Parsons said this week here inside The Star. "No, criticism is not the problem. Just criticize everyone with the same energy. They’re just as big of bullies as these other guys. ...''
The "they'' to whom Parsons is referring? National media people who have been taking Parsons to task for insisting that the Cowboys and QB Dak Prescott are treated "unfairly'' by critics in a way that other teams (like Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles) are not.
As we addressed at the time, that is very much true ... but it's also part of the pleasure and pain of being in the "America's Team'' spotlight.
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Of course, Parsons volleying back and forth with the made-for-TV debate guys isn't really helping his cause as much as it is giving them fodder for more Cowboys-centric segments, a fact the young perennial All-Pro cited when he said, “I’m the face. I’m giving them their content. They’re basically stealing my content and they’re wrong. They’re doing exactly what I said they’re going to do. Whether we win or lose, they’re going to have something to say.''
Parsons runs his own weekly podcast "The Edge,'' where he is given to holding court on everything from who is the NFL's best team (he says it's "no weaknesses'' Philly) to dating advice (Taylor Swift seems to come up a lot). He doesn't seem to understand that the national media (and local media, and fans) who respond to his comments aren't "stealing.'' But he is nevertheless right about critics talking Cowboys regardless of "whether they win or lose.''
Parsons, who leads 4-2 Dallas back to action on Sunday as the Cowboys host the Rams, also offers an interesting take on media critics who celebrate failure and "throw dirt on people's names.''
You shouldn’t just watch people throw dirt on people’s names, especially former athletes. …Who are we to talk about people like that? ... It's a constant cycle of bad media people and bad people, of tarnishing people's names.''
