11 seasons. 4 Pro Bowl nods. 61.5 sacks. Still, when Demarcus Lawrence left the Big D, it wasn’t on a good note. Rather a sour one. Some might say he took the plane to Seattle for a three-year, $42 million deal but made a frenemy out of his ex-teammate. And not just anyone, Micah Parsons. Gulps! Good luck with that…

Parsons and D-Law may not be teammates anymore, but that hasn’t stopped them from going head-to-head—on X, of all places. The former Cowboys pass-rush duo is now trading blows in the offseason, and things escalated quickly. It took one comment from Lawrence about why he chose Seattle in free agency: “I know for sure I’m not going to win a Super Bowl” in Dallas. That’s the match that lit the fuse.

Parsons? He wasn’t letting that slide. “This is what rejection and envy look like!” he fired back, adding a clown emoji for emphasis. Lawrence, never one to back down, countered with a haymaker: “Calling me a clown won’t change the fact that I told the truth. Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn’t have left.”

Ouch. That one probably left a mark. And before you ask—yes, the internet went wild.

I wouldn’t say there are no sides, because it’s pretty clear how the scene looks like right now. And to add salt to the wound: enter Dez Bryant. The Cowboys legend and all-time passionate Dallas defender decided it was time for some perspective. “I honestly don’t think D-Law dissed the boys,” Dez posted, trying to calm the storm.

He explained that Lawrence and Parsons were speaking from “two different motives,” with one being a veteran looking at his fading window and the other a young star still chasing his ring. Makes sense, right? Well, not to some fans.

One jumped in, insisting Lawrence was taking shots at Dallas. Dez shut that down fast: “How did he take jabs at the boys whenever they’re not in a position to win? We all love the Cowboys…but let’s stop being delusional.” And there it was—Dez essentially said the quiet part out loud: Dallas isn’t a SB-winning team right now, and pretending otherwise won’t change reality.

So, what’s really at play here? Is Parsons spending a lot of time online, or did Lawrence expose something deeper about the Cowboys’ culture? It’s no secret that Dallas’ 7-10 season was a disaster. McCarthy’s seat caught fire, Jerry Jones took endless heat, and now their best defensive player is publicly beefing with a longtime team leader.

If nothing else, it confirms what many suspected—this locker room wasn’t exactly one big happy family last season.

Jury’s still out on Demarcus Lawrence: Is he right or wrong?

I am not going to sit here and take sides, while the footballing world is already divided… DeMarcus Lawrence’s parting shot? Bold, for sure. Wrong? Well, that’s where the debate begins. Because if you’ve watched the Cowboys over the last checks notes 29 years, you know Lombardi trophies haven’t exactly been piling up in Jerry World.

Lawrence’s decade in Dallas saw four divisional-round exits, a 4-10 playoff record since 2000, and exactly zero NFC Championship appearances. So, can you blame the guy for wanting a fresh start? The Cowboys didn’t even offer him a new deal.

Meanwhile, Micah Parsons—who’s on track for a historic payday—is still holding down the pass rush in Dallas, trying to be the guy who finally changes the narrative. The problem? That narrative has been stuck in a time loop since 1996.

And you can understand why Parsons fired back, calling Lawrence’s comments “clown (stuff)” and dismissing them as envy. But isn’t that rich coming from a guy who’s played four seasons and still hasn’t been to an NFC title game? Now, don’t get it wrong, the Cowboys #11 is a generational talent. No doubt!

He’s also the fourth player in NFL history to start his career with four straight 10+ sack seasons—the others? All Hall of Famers. But until Dallas stops crumbling in January, it’s hard to argue that Lawrence was out of line. Especially after the whole Myles Garrett request to get traded away from Cleveland. His ask? Pretty much the same… He wants to hold the Lombardi more than the Canton walk.

And here’s the thing: it’s not just about this Cowboys team. It’s about nearly three decades of underachievement. Five Super Bowl wins in franchise history, yet none since the Clinton administration. Lawrence spent 11 years in Dallas, and despite some monster seasons early on, he never got to play on a team that truly felt like a championship contender. Now he’s in Seattle, hoping for a different ending.

So, was he right? Hard to say. But if Parsons wants to prove him wrong, it won’t happen in a tweet. It’ll happen next January—with a playoff run that doesn’t end in heartbreak.