Micah Parsons had one thing to say after Cowboys draft Caleb Downs
Parsons left Dallas, but his words stayed.
Micah Parsons had one thing to say after Cowboys draft Caleb Downs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Micah Parsons left Dallas in August last year after a contract dispute that ended with him in a Packers uniform.
Thursday night, as the 2026 NFL Draft played out in Pittsburgh, he found a reason to reach back. The Cowboys had just taken his replacement. Barely eight months after the trade, Parsons was on social media when Dallas selected Ohio State safety Caleb Downs 11th overall.
He posted a message for the incoming rookie. "They're not drafting you to be a player. They're drafting you to be the player that you already are.
To come in that system and dominate. You're here to start and be the guy. You are the guy.