Micah Parsons returns to Dallas to face Dak Prescott on Sunday night

Micah Parsons says helium volition not bask chasing down a friend. The two-time All-Pro walk rusher, present with the Green Bay Packers, faces erstwhile teammate Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys connected Sunday nighttime astatine AT&T Stadium. “It’s going to beryllium painful,” Parsons told the Associated Press. “That’s my guy. He was ever a bully mentor for me. However, helium ever told maine if I ever faced him that it’ll beryllium a large matchup, truthful I’m excited to spot what Sunday brings.”

Parsons downplayed the homecoming. “I accepted my destiny weeks agone erstwhile the commercialized happened,” helium said. “For me, it’s conscionable astir playing different crippled and doing what I bash best… I deliberation the media and the fans are trying to stroke it up to beryllium specified a large thing.”

Green Bay’s large bet, Dallas’ large hole

Dallas moved connected 1 week earlier the play opener, ending a agelong declaration quality by sending its antiaircraft prima to Green Bay. The Packers made their intent clear, signing Parsons to 4 years and $188 million, with $136 cardinal guaranteed — a grounds for a non-quarterback. They started 2–1, with Parsons impacting a Week 1 triumph implicit Detroit and a speedy turnaround triumph against Washington earlier a constrictive nonaccomplishment astatine Cleveland.

The Cowboys, present 1–2, person felt the absence. Through 3 games, they person allowed the third-most yards per crippled (397.7), the astir passing yards (288), and the sixth-most points (30.7). The divided is stark: Green Bay added a disruptive force; Dallas mislaid one.

New locker room, aforesaid edge

Despite missing each of grooming campy and arriving late, Parsons says the Packers’ enactment eased the switch. “They made this modulation truthful great… I’m honored and blessed to beryllium with specified a large radical of guys that privation to win,” helium said. Familiar faces volition beryllium crossed the enactment Sunday. Friendship volition intermission for a fewer snaps if No. 11 gets his changeable astatine Prescott.