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.

Micah Parsons understands the pursuit of greatness doesn’t start and end with his remarkable physical gifts. That’s why he sat down with Tom Brady, Richard Sherman and others heading into the season to seek opinions about how to improve his leadership.

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