"It's Me vs. Me This Year": Cowboys DE Sam Williams Gets Brutally Honest About Replacing Micah Parsons as the Starter
The Eagles modified their strategy to face Dallas's new defensive leader, Kenny Clark, who replaces Micah Parsons after a major trade, impacting the Cowboys' defensive approach.
- Jordan Mailata said he felt a `sigh of relief` preparing for the Philadelphia Eagles' season opener Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field against the Dallas Cowboys without Micah Parsons.
- Following last week's blockbuster trade, the Cowboys sent Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for Kenny Clark and two first-round picks, forcing the Eagles' protection plan to be revised.
- Mailata's pass-blocking numbers emphasize why he relaxed after the trade, allowing just 1.5 sacks in 2024 while Parsons recorded 335 QB pressures and 12.0 sacks, per Next Gen Stats.
- Even without Parsons, the defensive front remains a challenge as Philadelphia coaching staff must still game-plan for Kenny Clark and the Cowboys defensive line on Thursday.
- Looking ahead, Philadelphia will still meet Parsons when Green Bay visits in early November, and the trade marks a defensive shift under Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas Cowboys head coach.
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Agent: Micah Parsons wanted to stay in Dallas
Micah Parsons' blockbuster trade last week from the Dallas Cowboys was never the star pass rusher's intent, his agent David Mulugheta said Tuesday on ESPN's "First Take."
Cowboys 6-foot-4 DE Sends Bold Message on Playing Without Micah Parsons
The Dallas Cowboys may no longer have the services of Micah Parsons, but his replacement isn’t worried. Sam Williams, who Dallas expects to replace Parsons as the primary game-wrecking EDGE, detailed why he thinks the Cowboys are going to still be great even after they traded Parsons last week. Of course, the Cowboys shocked the sports world by dealing Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for Kenny Clark and two first-round picks Thursday. In the tr…
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Micah Parsons exhibited "strange behavior" in his final few days with the Cowboys that in some ways represented his time with the franchise before the shocking trade that sent him to the Packers.
"It's me vs. me this year": Cowboys DE Sam Williams gets brutally honest about replacing Micah Parsons as the starter
The Dallas Cowboys are entering a new era on defense after trading star linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. Now, defensive end Sam Williams is stepping into the spotlight.


Eagles admit massive changes facing Cowboys without Micah Parsons
Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata shared his sense of relief preparing to play the Dallas Cowboys without Micah Parsons in the NFL season opener on Thursday night, but head coach Nick Sirianni said Philadelphia has plenty to worry about.
LOVERRO: Add Parsons to the litany of boneheaded Jerry Jones moves
The part of the whole Dallas Cowboys trade of Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers that fascinates me the most is that the richest franchise on the planet owned by a high-profile billionaire oilman in the ninth largest city in the country traded its best player to a team whose owners can be found throughout the local phone book in a city that isn't even ranked in the top 100 in the United States.
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