Dak Prescott absolutely refused to manufacture and slander a personal feud with former teammate Micah Parsons ahead of the Dallas Cowboys Week 6 game.  Let's forget the fabricated Media drama for a while. This is strictly Honest business between the former teammates. As the Cowboys gear up to face the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Dak Prescott is keeping the spotlight off a dramatic rivalry and focusing on the scoreboard.

 Even though Parsons won't suit up at Lambeau Field while recovering from injury, Prescott made it clear that love and respect for his old pass-rushing brother run deep, proving that true brotherhood transcends Sunday night football. 

He did not give in to the drama and gossip that the media might have wanted to create and gave everyone a reality check. "You play this game, and you wanted to play in the NFL as a kid to play against the best," Prescott said. That's what this league is about, and that's what everybody wants. So it's what makes it fun. Obviously, wishing him all the best getting healthy. Caught up with him a lot this offseason just here in Dallas while he was rehabbing. He knows I support him in that." 

"At the end of the day, it's just the Cowboys versus the Packers. This isn't me versus Micah or the Cowboys versus Micah; it's about us going in and getting a win."  The duo was, in fact, unstoppable as teammates on the Cowboys back in 2021. Prescott led the offense as the franchise quarterback, while Parsons terrorized opposing quarterbacks as a multi-time All-Pro pass rusher/linebacker. Their combined efforts helped Dallas capture multiple 12-win regular seasons and NFC East division contention. 

So Prescott is not giving any fuel to the fire and creating rivalries. 

Dak Prescott says it's frustrating for everybody.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had two words to sum up the escalating dispute between the organization and All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons: "F---, man."

"He knows what that means," Prescott said about reaching out to Parsons, per Yahoo Sports. "It wasn't 'F--- you, Micah,' or 'F--- them.' It's more of a 'F---, this is frustrating for everybody involved.'"

Prescott has faced his own share of drawn-out decisions and negotiations in recent years. He has gone back and forth with Jones through two extended disputes. Prescott decided to sign a four-year, $160 million contract in 2021 and then a four-year, $240 million extension on the eve of the Cowboys' Week 1 season opener last fall after an awkward offseason in which Jones was wishy-washy about paying Prescott.  

"Not many people, especially here, have been in that position," Prescott said, per CBS Sports. "So I know what that means just to support him."  "It'll definitely be fun," Prescott said of the matchup with Parsons.  It’ll be interesting to see how two former teammates who know each other's strengths and weaknesses play against each other. 

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Tanushree Bhowmick

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