{"id":24012,"date":"2025-02-07T02:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24012"},"modified":"2025-02-07T02:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T02:28:38","slug":"cowboys-stud-micah-parsons-teases-giants-fans-with-brutal-draft-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24012","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Stud Micah Parsons Teases Giants Fans With Brutal Draft Story.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons was almost a New York Giants first-round draft pick. General manager Dave Gettleman&#8217;s costly mistake wasted that opportunity.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The\u00a0New York Giants\u2019\u00a0recent experiences in the\u00a0NFL Draft\u00a0have come with a series of excruciatingly close calls.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, New York took\u00a0Saquon Barkley\u00a0in a\u00a0quarterback\u00a0class that has produced two MVP candidates later in Round 1. In 2023, Tommy DeVito and Wink Martindale worked together to knock the Giants\u2019 tank off track. They earned the sixth pick and took star receiver\u00a0Malik Nabers. That\u2019s undoubtedly a win, but losing the right to take Jayden Daniels or\u00a0Drake Maye\u00a0is another gut punch.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This past season,\u00a0New York\u00a0was\u00a0<em>so close<\/em>\u00a0to the No. 1 pick. Beating the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0in Week 17 ultimately became too much of an obstacle to overcome, destining the Giants to the No. 3 pick in a two-quarterback class, once again threatening the team\u2019s offensive plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock (2) is sacked by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11)\" width=\"7708\" height=\"5141\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExMDUzOTgyNjQ1MjMzMTQw\/usatsi_24870366.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock (2) is sacked by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York is familiar with draft-night tragedies. On Thursday,\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0edge rusher Micah Parsons teased Giants fans with a brutal draft story of his own \u2013 one that shapes the power dynamics in the NFC East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They lied to me,&#8221; Parsons told CBS Sports\u00a0NFL\u00a0analyst\u00a0Bryant McFadden. &#8220;People don&#8217;t know this. They told me if I fell to 11 that they was going to pick me. &#8230; Cause when the Cowboys traded back, I was like &#8216;Oh shoot, I&#8217;m going to New York.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Giants may have promised to pick Parsons. But when the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0came calling offering the 20th pick and a 2022 first-round selection, Parsons became an afterthought.<\/p>\n<p>New York traded down, Dallas selected Parsons, and the rest was history. In a fit of karmic retribution, general manager Dave Gettleman took receiver Kadarius Toney, an infamous bust who quickly ran out of time in East Rutherford.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons has since played eight games against the Giants, generating 4.5 sacks and 14 tackles. He\u2019s yet to lose against the team that almost drafted him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why I punish the Giants every time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons continued his dominant march toward a record-setting extension in 2024, posting 12 sacks in just 13 games. In each of the first four seasons of his career, he\u2019s logged double-digit sacks and a Pro Bowl nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Parsons will have two more opportunities to wreak havoc on New York in 2025. &#8230; and Cowboys Nation is quite pleased about that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons was almost a New York Giants first-round draft pick. General manager Dave Gettleman&#8217;s costly mistake wasted that opportunity. 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