Micah Parsons of Dallas Cowboys looking on (left). Jerry Jones looking on (right).Micah Parsons and Jerry Jones (Getty Images)
No NFL owner is under fire these days as much as Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, but star linebacker Micah Parsons has tried to put him in a better light.

Micah Parsons’ Cowboys have been one of football’s biggest disappointments this season with a 3-5 record. With quarterback Dak Prescott out multiple weeks because of a hamstring injury, the Cowboys are likely on their way to missing the postseason for the first time in four years.

As the owner of “America’s Team”, Jones has always been a popular target of criticism. While most owners of pro sports teams hide from the media, Jerry loves the attention and enjoys speaking to reporters on a weekly basis. Even when his team isn’t doing well.

Amid all the backlash Jones has received in this miserable season, Parsons went great lengths to paint a better picture of the Cowboys owner.

Per Jon Machota of The Athletic, Micah Parsons shared a story about Jones picking him up on the road so they could attend Super Bowl 58 together in Las Vegas, Nevada last February:

“Side of the road. I was outside of the Wynn hotel and Jerry walks out of the Wynn hotel and goes: ‘Micah! Where are you going? … Are you going to the game?’ I said, ‘Nah.’ He said, ‘You want to come?’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ He brought me to the game. I was like, ‘Cool.’ “We got a chance to talk for a few hours. It goes to show you how generous and caring he is. He broke me down about life and football and how he sees the players, how he sees the team and where he wants to go with us. The fact that he did that with me, it goes to show that our relationship is growing and he trusts me. “

 

 

Parsons was also asked for his thoughts about an owner being close with his players. The former gave it a thumbs up and praised Jones for having his “heart in” the right place:

“I think it’s a good thing. Because honestly, a lot of owners don’t care. Jerry cares about how comfortable we are, he cares about this facility. When you walk in the building it says, ‘It’s a privilege not a right to wear the star.’ I think when you got an owner like that, actually cares and actually wants to be involved in this process, instead of like, ‘This is a moneymaker, this is about money to me.’ His heart is in it. “And when someone’s heart is in it, think about family, family doesn’t always do the right things or make the right decisions, but you still love them because they care. They actually care about the significance about what they’re doing.”

The Cowboys will try to improve to 4-5 when they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Micah Parsons Shares The Friendly Side Of Jerry Jones

Love or hate Jones, there’s no questioning that he usually takes care of his players…at least on a financial level. Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb were awarded lucrative extensions this offseason, and Parsons will surely get a new deal worth $100-plus million before his rookie deal expires.

REPORT: Jerry Jones Delivers Brutal Update On Quarterback Dak Prescott That Should Have Fans In Shambles

Photos of Dak Prescott and Jerry JonesJerry Jones and Dak Prescott (Phots via Getty Images)
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has delivered a rough update on quarterback Dak Prescott following the latter’s injury.

Prescott sustained an injured hamstring late in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Subsequent reports suggested he could be out for several weeks.

An MRI determined that the injury was worse than initially feared, and Jones has since indicated that the quarterback could be placed on the injury reserve, which would mean he would miss a minimum of four games.

ESPN insider Adam Schefter reported as much on Tuesday morning, noting that the team owner relayed the above to ‘105.3 The Fan.’

“Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told @1053thefan said that QB Dak Prescott is likely to be placed on injured reserve due to his hamstring injury, which would sideline him a minimum of four games,” Schefter wrote.

Cooper Rush, who came on as a replacement for Prescott against the Falcons on Sunday, is expected to start in his place.

Cowboys Fans Are Piling On Amid Dak Prescott’s Injury Woes

Meanwhile, the Cowboys are getting destroyed online after trading for an offensive player ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.

The NFC East outfit sent the Carolina Panthers a fourth-round pick in exchange for second-year wideout Jonathan Mingo and is getting battered on social media.

Cowboys fans are upset over the team going for a receiver instead of addressing their running back problems, but they are mostly angry at Jones for trading away a fourth-rounder for a player who has performed below expectations after the Kansas City Chiefs got a stud in DeAndre Hopkins for a fifth-round pick.