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Dallas linebackers Micah Parsons and Leighton Vander Esch both sat out Tuesday's practice. The reason for Parsons' absence was an illness while Vander Esch is due to the injury he sustained in Sunday's overtime loss in Jacksonville. The 26-year-old linebacker has played in 30 straight games and leads the team with 90 total tackles. The Cowboys are 10-and-4 heading into their Christmas Eve NFC East battle with the Eagles in Arlington. Dallas fell to Philly 26-17 in the first meeting between the two rivals on October 16th.