It was Parsons’ words, not his play, that stole the spotlight. Parsons was asked after the game about the job status of head coach Mike McCarthy, which is understandably a topic of interest as the Cowboys fell to 3-6 in McCarthy’s final year of his contract.

The 25-year-old linebacker previously seemed to show little remorse for the possibility of his coach losing his job.

Dallas Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons turned heads with his comments following Sunday's 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but he provided context