{"id":98344,"date":"2025-09-25T09:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98344"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:16:51","slug":"%e2%9a%a1%e2%9a%a1%e2%9a%a1return-drama-cowboys-and-packers-try-to-downplay-micah-parsons-return-to-dallas-insiders-hint-tension-is-brewing-on-both-sidelines-and-now-fans-are-buzzing-over-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98344","title":{"rendered":"\u26a1\u26a1\u26a1RETURN DRAMA Cowboys and Packers try to downplay Micah Parsons\u2019 return to Dallas, insiders hint tension is brewing on both sidelines, and now fans are buzzing over whether this narrative will fuel an epic showdown or mask bigger locker room storylines."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnx.premiumread.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/japantimes\/uploads\/images\/2025\/09\/25\/495795.JPG&amp;w=1000&amp;q=100&amp;f=webp&amp;t=1.53\" alt=\"Packers defensive end Micah Parsons sacks Lions quarterback Jared Goff during the second half of their game in Green Bay on Sept. 7.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Micah Parsons can barely mask his emotion when discussing the visual of taking close friend and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to the ground on Sunday night after he takes the field from the visitor&#8217;s locker room with the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>One month wasn&#8217;t enough time for Parsons to fully disconnect from the franchise that drafted him No. 12 overall and watched him grow into a perennial All-Pro pass rusher. 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