PHILADELPHIA – Do not ask Sam Williams any moreMicah Parsonsquestions. TheDallas Cowboys'edge rusher entertained the final question of his postgame media scrum following his team's 24-20 loss to thePhiladelphia Eaglesin the first game of the 2025 NFL season at his locker by saying, "I feel like everybody's really tired of that question." "Micah's gone, so I feel like we should stop bringing up his name. He's on (the Green Bay Packers). I feel like you should ask about theCowboys, worry about what we got in the locker room. Micah's always going to be part of the family." But for any questions about his departure from the Cowboys to the Packers via a trade last Thursday, Williams referred the inquiries to Parsons' agent David Mulugheta or Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. "I could give you his number and you can call him and ask Micah any questions you need," said Williams, tasked with replacing Parsons' sack production as one of the team's top pass rushers. "But me, please don't ask me no questions about that man. That's him, and I'm me." The boss man himself echoed a similar refrain. Jones started to answer a question about Parsons' absence before taking a tangent and shouting out Williams, who had a "really significant impact on (the Eagles' offensive) line," in his evaluation. "Anytime you have a great player and don't have him out there on the field – but I specifically was watching all the guys that were taking up the slack or might have been in his (spot)," Jones replied. "I'm pretty proud of this team," he added. Parsons had a dramatic 2025 with the Cowboys, from a failed springtime negotiation to a training camp "hold in" that featured trade demands, training table naps and unnecessary shots from both management and player. It ended with the two-time All-Pro being traded to the Packers, who signed him to a four-year deal worth $188 million ($136 million guaranteed). To quarterback Dak Prescott, Parsons and his absence wasn't on anyone's mind. The other side of the ball are professionals, he said, and they did their job by holding the Eagles to three points in the second half. "I don't think it was like 'We're going to miss this' or miss that," Prescott said of Parsons. "He's a hell of a pass rusher and probably would've made plays, but we're not going to live in that, and I don't care to be honest. We wish him the best and truly wish him the best." Winners and losers of NFL opener between Eagles and Cowboys: Jalen Hurts was lightning According to NextGen Stats, the Cowboys defense played zone coverage on all 17 pass plays in the first half and blitzed Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts zero times. That generated just three pressures and no sacks. Hurts has an average time to throw of 2.93 seconds, and he scrambled six times for 48 yards in the first 30 minutes. That changed in the second half, when the Cowboys blitzed on two of the first five Eagles' pass plays. Both blitzes generated a pressure and led to Dallas' lone sack of the game from Marshawn Kneeland. "I don't think necessarily a beat was missed and I really give credit to (the defense)," Prescott said. "I mean, unfortunately though, I won't say the holdout, but the hold-in during training camp, he wasn't necessarily taking the reps with the team. So I don't think that was something that they had to figure out. It was just go out there and let's build off of what we've been doing since training camp." Still, Jones' main reason for dealing Parsons was stopping the run. But the Eagles rushed 19 times for 123 yards (6.5 yards per carry) in the first half with all three touchdowns – a pair of Hurts scrambles included – coming on the ground. All three ballcarriers recorded a run of 15 yards or more. "Honestly, I feel like we did a really solid job," defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa said, "other than the QB scrambles." Maybe Mr. Parsons could have helped in that regard. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Micah Parsons not on Cowboys' mind after Week 1 Eagles loss