‘Fear Over Respect!’ Micah Parsons Takes DeMarcus Lawrence Cowboys Challenge

FRISCO – Coming into his second season within the league, Micah Parsons, 23, is already a Professional Bowl starter, NFL Defensive Rookie of the 12 months, and was a defensive chief on a 12-5 Cowboys playoff staff. 

Parsons was even in consideration for NFL Defensive Participant of the 12 months, as his 13 sacks in 2021 put him among the many league leaders. He is additionally rapidly developed right into a staff spokesman and has been humorous, intelligent, open, and insightful to the media.

And now he seems to be setting the tone for his sophomore marketing campaign with the Cowboys … each on Twitter …

“I do not need one other man’s respect!! I need that man to concern me,” Parsons tweeted.

… And within the Dallas locker room at The Star right here in Frisco, the place on Wednesday, he chuckled about DeMarcus Lawrence assertion that Tank goes to “re-state” his declare because the Cowboys sack chief.

“I’m sorry to inform him,” Micah retorted throughout these OTAs, “he’s by no means getting that again.”

There, he is taking up a problem. And with the Twitter put up?

Is he suggesting concern is stronger than respect? He is likely to be referring to his opponents on the sphere and saying he’d somewhat have his counterparts concern him than respect him.

Both method, fan response to the Tweet was combined at finest. Some even criticized Parsons for the put up.

However not all response was unfavorable, as some Cowboys followers jumped on the concern bandwagon in help of Parsons.

One Parsons fan even tried to assist others perceive what the message was.

Social media could have combined responses with regard to Parsons’ tweet, however Cowboys followers perceive he’s the longer term not simply of the Dallas protection, however of the staff general.

Defensive finish Lawrence has for years been this protection’s vocal (and efficiency) chief. He was concerned within the “Scorching Boyz” motion from a few years in the past. However not usually in current reminiscence has a Dallas protection performed on the degree this group is reaching.

“We’re peaking on the proper time,” mentioned Parsons, who performed at Penn State (the Nittany Lions) and is a movable chess piece in a protection led by Assistant Coach of the 12 months winner Dan Quinn.

“The lion’s all the time hungry,” Parsons mentioned to coaches at camp, simply loud sufficient for the “Exhausting Knocks” TV present to choose up. … and simply memorably sufficient to now apply for a authorized trademark on the phrase.

At this level in his profession, who’re we to query Parsons’ motives and strategies for changing into a greater soccer participant, and a greater particular person … and a greater sack artist than Tank?

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