Terrence Parsons Jr. is the older brother of Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons and, aside from that, he’s known for controversial opinions about the NFL. But on Thursday evening big brother stepped on a figurative landmine.
That’s because Parsons Jr. decided to discuss the Josh Jacobs legal situation that is now the top story for the Packers. And it was a disaster.
Jacobs is in the investigative crosshairs of both the Brown County District Attorney and the NFL after being charged with misdemeanor battery on his ex-girlfriend. He’s also charged with damaging her phone.
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It’s a rough situation because, as OutKick reported on Thursday, the DA’s office says it has surveillance video from a garage camera of the alleged physical altercation between the running back and the woman.
So, what’s the problem for Parsons Jr.?
He apparently doesn’t think Jacobs allegedly knocking down the woman and busting up her phone, resulting in the misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property, is that serious.
Certainly not serious enough to cost Jacobs his NFL career.
“A shove?” Parsons typed on X. “Yall gotta relax anger gets the best out of anyone everyone deserves a second chance misdemeanors at that.”
Ooof.
Parsons Jr. diminished the seriousness of what Jacobs allegedly did and rightly got ratioed for that opinion.
But the backlash made him sit down, reflect, consider that an NFL player knocking down a female is never a good idea, and then the brother to one of the league’s best pass rushers walked it all back.
No he didn’t. He doubled down.
“I’ll never be afraid to stand on what I believe in,” Parsons Jr., then posted. “yall act like he sucker punched that girl this ain’t a ray rice situation never said he was right but it ain’t right calling for that man’s career.”
This is where it must be stressed that Terrence Parsons Jr.’s opinion does not necessarily reflect that of Micah Parsons.
But Parsons Jr. bills himself as a “media personality,” who is well known to Dallas Cowboys fans (and the team) for sharing opinions that make the organization cringe because of who he’s related to is his thing.
It would not be surprising if the Packers are not happy with this. This opinion will very likely result in Micah Parsons at some point having to answer for his brother’s defense of Jacobs.
Parsons Jr. is right in that he recognizes Jacobs is in deep trouble regardless of whether he is convicted of the two charges that carry up to an 18-month combined jail sentence or not.
The NFL is investigating Jacobs. It can, at its discretion, hand down discipline that could include a six-game suspension for Jacobs violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can also decide to place Jacobs on the exempt list, which is basically a paid suspension until the matter is decided.
But Jacobs’ status is also at risk long-term if the video District Attorney David L. Lasee described in his incident report indeed shows the NFL player allegedly knocking down his ex-girlfriend.
That could potentially put Jacobs at risk of getting the Ray Rice treatment from NFL teams who want nothing to do with the bad publicity of having him on their roster.
Parsons Jr. recognizes that.
And he decided minimizing what Jacobs did to try to help avoid that for his brother’s teammate was the way he wanted to address the matter.
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