As for the Dallas fans, Parsons is expecting a warm welcome back, saying there’s “no hard feelings” from his side. He’s also not concerned about Cowboys owner Jerry Jones saying there won’t be any tribute video on the massive stadium scoreboards upon Parsons’ return.
“There’s a lot of things I can consider disrespectful about this process, but I wouldn’t say the tribute is one of them,” he said. “I guess I can (receive) my tribute in a win, I hope.”
A win would help the Packers further move past a frustrating game they couldn’t close out in Cleveland. Parsons called losing that 10-point fourth-quarter lead “painful,” and it sapped much of the momentum generated by Green Bay’s strong 2-0 start.
Getting back on the winning track is first and foremost on his mind as the Packers approach their early bye week. In that context, the difference between 3-1 and 2-2 feels enormous.
“At the end of the day, it’s about resetting, rebuilding,” said Parsons, who has 1½ sacks so far with the Packers. “We’ve got a good chance to go into a bye with a win and it’s the utmost importance that we come in dialed in, focused, doing all the little things to make sure we don’t give away another game.
“What we’ve got to do is relock in and win this one.”
That’s how his new teammates feel, too. While the Packers are happy they aren’t going against Parsons in Dallas, there isn’t a “win one for Micah” sentiment in the locker room.
They want to appreciate any emotions he might be dealing with, but anything beyond that wouldn’t be productive.
“I don’t know what that feeling is like, going back to obviously the organization you played for, the team that drafted you, but I’m sure it’s probably a weird feeling for him,” QB Jordan Love said. “But for the rest of us, just focus on another week for going 1-0.”