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Cowboys’ Micah Parsons Joins Hall of Fame Company With Sack Mark
allas Cowboys All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons took a big step in 2023 in his quest to become one of the greatest defensive players to play the game.
Sunday afternoon in the Cowboys‘ convincing 38-10 victory to clinch the NFC East Championship and No. 2 seed in the playoffs, Parsons was a wrecking ball finishing with one sack, five tackles, and one quarterback hit.
Parsons finished the 2023 campaign with a career-high 14 sacks. In the process, Parsons becomes just the fifth player in NFL history to begin his career with at least 40 sacks through his first three seasons.
The 24-year-old former Penn State standout now resides alongside the likes of Hall of Famers Reggie White and Derrick Thomas, along with Dwight Freeney and Aldon Smith as the only players to produce at least 40 sacks through three seasons.
Since being chosen by the Cowboys with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Parsons has quickly developed a reputation as one of the most dominant and disruptive defensive players in the league. Through his first 50 games, Parsons has logged 40.5 sacks, 213 total tackles, 52 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, and 89 quarterback hits.
“I think this year, I’ve improved in almost every aspect of my game,” Parsons told reporters following the Cowboys’ win over Washington. “I’m really committed to getting better and getting into better shape and just everything overall. So, I’m really happy where I’m at right now, but I’d be really excited if I get to where we’re going to.”
Micah Parsons Aims to Carve out a Legacy
The Cowboys wrapped up a second NFC East championship in the past three seasons and will have at least one home game in the NFL Playoffs, but Parsons is far from satisfied.
After all, Dallas has just two playoff victories since 2014 and despite boasting a roster with game-breaking talent, the Cowboys haven’t reached the conference championship game since winning the Super Bowl in 1995.
Mike McCarthy Has Much at Stake vs. Packers
Even as the hats and t-shirts were being handed out in the Cowboys locker room Sunday afternoon, Jerry Jones turned up the heat on head coach Mike McCarthy with the playoffs looming.
Jones has seen his franchise suffer embarrassing blowout losses to end their season the past two years, and it does not sound like just winning the division will be enough to guarantee McCarthy is back on the Cowboys’ sideline in 2024.