Dallas Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons said he and the defense have to "be the light, even when it's dark as f--k" with the Cowboys' injury-plagued offense struggling. Parsons backed up his talk with two sacks and a forced fumble of Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts,

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.