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Tom Brady has said only the “paranoid and distrustful” doubt that he can work as both a broadcaster and team owner in the NFL.

Since he retired from playing, Brady has become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and taken up a role as an analyst with Fox. As part of his broadcasting role, Brady has access to others teams’ players and coaches, an option unavailable to owners of other NFL teams. Some believe his dual role brings up a conflict of interest and gives Brady and, by extension, the Raiders an unfair advantage over other teams. The topic drew even more debate last week when Brady was seen in the Raiders’ coaching booth during the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The NFL said Brady did not break any rules.

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In Wednesday’s edition of his weekly newsletter, Brady addressed the criticism.

“When you live through uncertain and untrusting times like we are today, it is very easy to watch a person’s passions and profession intersect, and to believe you’re looking at some sort of dilemma. Because when you’re blinded by distrust, it’s hard to see anything other than self-interest,” Brady wrote.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion added that he is aware of the ethics of his roles in retirement.

“I love football. At its core it is a game of principles. And with all the success it has given me, I feel I have a moral and ethical duty to the sport; which is why the point where my roles in it intersect is not actually a point of conflict, despite what the paranoid and distrustful might believe. Rather, it’s the place from which my ethical duty emerges: to grow, evolve, and improve the game that has given me everything,” he wrote.

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On Sunday, Brady was in the Fox commentary booth for the Chicago Bears’ victory over the Dallas Cowboys. In the run-up to that game, Brady had access to coaches and players for the Bears, who…

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Micah Parsons is not looking forward to having to sack Dak Prescott.

The Green Bay Packers pass rusher will make his return to Dallas on Sunday night to take on his former team for the first time since the Cowboys traded him away last month. That deal came after a tumultuous stretch of failed contract negotiations and a trade request.

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The matchup will lead to the opportunity for Parsons to sack the Cowboys quarterback, his former teammate and friend. That’s not something he really wants to do.

“It’s going to be painful,” Parsons said about getting the chance to sack Prescott, via The Associated Press. “That’s my guy. He was always like a good mentor for me. But you know how it is, he always told me if I ever faced him that it’ll be a great matchup, so I’m excited to see what Sunday brings itself.”

Parsons dominated in Dallas while he was there. He was named to the Pro Bowl in all four seasons he spent in a Cowboys uniform while racking up at least 12 sacks a season. Parsons quickly became one of the best pass rushers in the league — which is what led to his issue with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over a potential contract extension.

Parsons was dealt to Green Bay ahead of Week 1 of the season. He has 1.5 sacks and three solo tackles so far this season with the Packers while helping them to a 2-1 start. The Packers signed him to a four-year, $188 million deal. That made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

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Though Sunday night marks his first trip back to Dallas since the trade went down, Jones isn’t going to honor him in any way. After all, it’s not like longtime running back Emmitt Smith’s return to Dallas after 13 seasons and three Super Bowl wins, he said.

“I don’t think that’s appropriate,” Jones said when asked if they would recognize Parsons’ return on Sunday. “Emmitt [Smith] was a different story. But that’s not to diminish Micah. I think…

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