The Dallas Cowboys not only had to stomach a brutal loss against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first game of the 2025 season, but this fanbase's collective stomach was turned into knots when the newly christened No. 1 and the Green Bay Packers put an absolute beatdown on the Detroit Lions.
Even though Parsons played a limited role as he was nursing a back injury, his impact on a defense that tore apart a Detroit Lions team many believed would compete for a Super Bowl shows what an egregious mistake the Cowboys made in parting ways with a player of Parsons' caliber.