Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons is only 23 years old, just starting his second NFL season and has only played in 18 games as a pro (19 if you count the postseason). Despite this, the Penn State product already has quite the list of accolades to his credit with his 2021 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, Pro Bowl honor and First Team All-Pro nod.
Parsons is off to another monster start this year. He currently leads the NFL in sacks (four) and tackles for loss (four). That's been enough for one ESPN analyst to already make quite a bold claim for the Harrisburg, Pa. native.
.@Foxworth24 says Micah Parsons is the best player in the NFL pic.twitter.com/sN5aRnwLF8
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) September 20, 2022
On ESPN's "First Take," Stephen A. Smith had high praise for Parsons as well.
"Micah Parsons is the second coming of Lawrence Taylor. That's how big time that brother is!"
— First Take (@FirstTake) September 20, 2022
—@stephenasmith pic.twitter.com/G9qnqpy9db
Parsons and the rest of the Cowboys will take on the New York Giants on "Monday Night Football" in Week 3.
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