What Micah Parsons is doing with the Green Bay Packers, this year, is beyond what anyone could have remotely expected. After coming over from the Dallas Cowboys, Parsons is pacing for a career year across the board.
But, the biggest difference might not have anything to do with what he's changed or not changed on the field. In the latest episode of The Pat McAfee Show, McAfee and his co-hosts talked about the absence of Parsons' personal podcast this year.
"There was a lot of negative energy seemingly coming out of the podcast," McAfee said. "Not that guys shouldn't do podcasts. I had a podcast whenever I was live. I support players doing their thing. But it felt like, Micah was so good at football and the only negative was just coming out from this podcast."
Pat McAfee might have pointed out the real reason Jerry Jones traded Micah Parsons to the Packers
"You have a chance to make so much money from football right now that you're not going to be able to make in the future... obviously you're great on a microphone and there are a lot of sound bites. We were even saying like, 'Is it worth this right now?'" he went on.
It might've been something that's gone unnoticed to this point, but losing the podcast seems to have done wonders for Parsons.
After all, the guy is leading the NFL with a ridiculous 60 quarterback pressures and has amassed 10.0 sacks and 20 quarterback hits.
Parsons had done his podcast for the past two years and he had done it in-season, but for this campaign, he shelved the show.
Is this the real reason why Jerry Jones didn't want Parsons in Dallas any longer? Jones' most famous reasoning continued to be about stopping the run, which many fans simply laughed off. But, is the real reason something Jones just didn't want to admit?
Jones has always struck as the type who loves the spotlight, obviously. Was he unable to share that spotlight with a prominent player who continued to do a well-known podcast while also playing on Jones' beloved turf?
Well, regardless, it's the Packers who now get to reap the benefits of Parsons giving up the podcast this season. If it's truly made a difference, great. But, the Cowboys won't get to experience it for themselves.
Thanks, Jerry.