{"id":162379,"date":"2024-02-16T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=162379"},"modified":"2024-02-16T01:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T06:51:23","slug":"parsons-calls-out-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/16\/parsons-calls-out-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Pro Edge Rusher Calls Out Dallas Cowboys Fans at Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All-Pro edge rusher, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/01\/10\/all-or-nothing-dallas-cowboys-have-clear-path-in-playoffs\/\" target=\"_self\">Micah Parsons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-micah-parsons-calls-fans-airport-chasing-cowboys-star-autographs-memorabilia\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calls out<\/a> Dallas Cowboys fans at the airport after fans were waiting for him at his gate. The fans were holding helmets and jerseys wanting Parsons to sign them. Typically, the star is constantly in the spotlight and many crave the presence and attention, but Parsons was seeing the downside of it. Parsons is known as one of the best defensive stars but is winding down from the NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The fans still want a piece from him, at least to get some autographs and something out of him. Parsons is usually friendly and always takes pride in the loyalty of his fans, but this interaction was the last straw for him. He<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicahhParsons11\/status\/1758239302180315271\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> posted on X<\/a> of men and women standing at his gate as he walked out from flight. Parsons claimed that they were following him to his baggage claim in hopes of signing their memorabilia.<\/p>\n<p>As Parsons is trying to break away from football in his offseason break, it seems he can\u2019t catch a break. It\u2019s usually not a problem for many stars like himself to interact and sign memorabilia. However, it can get tiresome within time especially when you\u2019re trying to get home or get to where you need to be. While people love the idea of fame and fortune, this could be an example of the downside that people like Parsons go through.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons explained in an X post that fans should have some dignity and respect after finding out he was being followed. The Dallas Cowboys are already under a lot of pressure for next season after a disappointing playoff loss against the Packers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Cowboys<\/a> pass rusher Micah Parsons says a group of men were waiting for him when he got off his flight to get helmets and pictures signed.<\/p>\n<p>He says a woman was following him too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope yall realize sometimes how much athletes gotta hold back!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact it was 8 grown men\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAbQivvqjU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nAbQivvqjU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1758252971450597432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>All-Pro Edge Rusher Micah Parsons Calls Out Dallas Cowboys Fans at Airport<\/h2>\n<h3>NFL Twitter Media Reacts<\/h3>\n<p>Many talking heads had <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyszone.com\/threads\/micah-crying-about-fans-at-the-airport.522115\/page-4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mixed reactions<\/a> to Parsons calling out fans in his airport incident. Some were expressing their frustration with him explaining that he should be grateful that he has fans. Well, this is true but Parsons put in the work to become the star he is. The stats on the sheet don\u2019t lie but some fans were supportive of him and agreed that those fans were disrespectful.<\/p>\n<p>Some comments even went far to the extent that Parsons may have \u201cCTE\u201d after this little incident he went through. However, the fans who were supportive understand Parsons\u2019 frustration but it\u2019s the life he chose. This is true but the Pro Bowler wanted some peace as he exited his flight.<\/p>\n<p>However, most fans were ruthless and wanted Parsons to stay calm in these types of situations. Some are asking for Parsons to be respectful and handle it a different way. This could be true when you\u2019re in the spotlight then the least you could do is approach it differently.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/omaimashabir\/status\/1758253590894788862<\/p>\n<h3>The Pressure Is on for America\u2019s Team<\/h3>\n<p>Parsons is usually fiery when the critics are often out to get the Dallas Cowboys. He doesn\u2019t hold back and this was the same energy he had with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/micah-parsons-reacts-penalties-dallas-cowboys-loss-bias-cheating-holding-sacks#:~:text=Second%20Straight%20Loss-,&#039;Mind%2DBlowing%20B.S.!&#039;,the%20Miami%20Dolphins.%20...\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL referees<\/a> on missed holding calls and penalties. Dak Prescott goes through the same situations, but Parsons always steps up to defend him. From critics and NFL referees, Parsons was at the brink of it all amid the pressure.<\/p>\n<p>However, the pressure is still on for the Dallas Cowboys this upcoming Fall. There are high expectations again, but they\u2019re expected to go \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-says-hes-all-in-for-2024-heres-what-that-could-look-like#:~:text=Editor&#039;s%20note%3A%20Cowboys%20owner%20Jerry,answer%20a%20lot%20of%20questions.%22\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all in<\/a>\u201d this offseason to prepare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is All-Pro Edge Rusher, Micah Parsons calls out Dallas Cowboys fans at airport after they waited for him at gate after his arrival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":162384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,19],"tags":[302,6993],"class_list":["post-162379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-cowboys","tag-dak-prescott","tag-micah-parsons"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}