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Micah Parsons’ lay down at the Falcons game is causing an issue.
Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said he will meet with Micah Parsons on Sunday to discuss the edge rusher’s behavior during Friday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Early in the third quarter, Parsons — who again did not play as he seeks a contract extension — was lying on a medical table behind the Cowboys’ bench as the offense drove down the field. He was also the only player not to wear a jersey during the game.
Schottenheimer said the team will handle a decision about Parsons’ future internally.
“Without talking to Micah, I need to figure out what he was doing and why he was doing it,” Schottenheimer said on a conference call Saturday. “So, until I talk to him, I’m obviously not going to talk about it.”
Parsons had an MRI on his back Friday, and Schottenheimer said it came back “pretty clean.” Parsons first talked about back tightness at the minicamp in June. However, in training camp, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones seemed to dismiss the severity of the issue, calling it part of the negotiation for a contract extension, similar to Parsons’ trade request.
Rookie running back eager to show he’s got more tools in his bag.
ARLINGTON, Texas – It’s been two years since Jaydon Blue has made a tackle. It didn’t take long for the rookie fifth-round pick to get his first NFL tackle on special teams, as he brought down Jashaun Corbin on the opening kickoff. In his first game after missing the last two with an ankle injury, Blue hopes those kinds of plays on special teams and what he showed on offense can convince the Cowboys’ staff that he deserves a spot on the 53-man roster.
“Just the versatility I bring, man,” Blue said when asked why the Cowboys should bet on him. “I could do multiple things, whether it’s special teams running the ball out of the backfield, catching passes, and just having that explosion of that can break at any moment.” Speaking of the ankle injury, Blue was ruled out of the rest of the game in the fourth quarter after getting the same ankle rolled up on but doesn’t seem to be too concerned about it.
“It was the same ankle just got rolled up a little bit, but I don’t think it’s nothing serious,” Blue said. “I’ve had ankle rolls plenty of times, but I feel good right now.” In his NFL debut, Blue finished with nine carries for 25 yards and a touchdown. While those numbers aren’t mind boggling, it’s what Blue did on those carries as well as the plays that didn’t show up in...
