Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Believes Micah Parsons Gets Robbed of Holding Penalties: ‘It Is Restricted to Him’

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons has complained about officiating several times this month.

He accused referees of having egos on Dec. 15., and after Sunday's loss to the Miami Dolphins, he posted a picture of himself being held without a penalty. Now, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is chiming in.

Jones made his weekly appearance on Dallas's 105.3 The Fan, saying he agrees with Parsons's assessment that referees make judgement calls regarding the All-Pro, and that officials don't call penalties if they think Parsons won't make a play.

"That doesn't work for Parsons, because he's about to get there almost all the time," Jones said.

"Almost from the snap of the ball. That sounds simplistic, but it's a fact. And he does so much finishing and so anything that just limits him should be a hold. That's the kind of discussion that you would have. And Stephen [Jones] (Dallas' CEO/EVP) would have in the competition committee to address that. This is not the first time that penalties have been defined by unique skills of a player. Not the first time at all it's happened to us."

The Cowboys have lost two in a row, bringing their record to 3-4 against playoff teams this season. In those two games, Parsons has been held to half a sack.

Jones doesn't think Parsons has been officiated any differently from anyone else, but thinks it's a problem.

"Other players are not being called for holding or not having holding calls go with them," Jones said. "But they couldn't get to the quarterback. Micah can, and so therefore it is restricted to him."

At 10-5, the Cowboys are one game behind the Philadelphia Eagles for the top seed in the NFC East, and do not hold a tiebreaker against the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 1 seed.

If the Cowboys want home-field advantage throughout the postseason, they have to win their last two games — which includes the Detroit Lions that are tied for first place — and hope the 49ers and Eagles lose theirs.