{"id":53050,"date":"2025-06-03T03:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53050"},"modified":"2025-06-03T03:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:39:18","slug":"cowboys-fans-amazed-at-micah-parsons-video-going-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53050","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Fans Amazed At Micah Parsons Video Going Viral.."},"content":{"rendered":"
Should Micah Parsons get playing time at running back this season?<\/div>\n
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Micah Parsons is a superstar edge defender for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0and stepped up to be an emotional leader for the team last season.<\/p>\n

During his four-game absence last year, the defense played with minimal confidence and urgency. When Parsons is on the field, he raises the intensity level of his teammates by being a true \u201clion\u201d on the field.<\/p>\n

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Parsons is an athletic freak of nature whose football background isn\u2019t limited to the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n

In high school, Parsons was an incredible running back who via video once again going viral looked like a man among boys. Highlights from his days at Harrisburg High School in Pennsylvania have resurfaced on social media, reminding everyone how special an athlete Parsons was and continues to be.<\/p>\n

And Micah is loving every minute of it, as Parsons commented on his high school highlight video going viral on X, stating he averaged almost 10 yards per carry.<\/p>\n

During his senior year of high school, Parsons had an impressive season on the ground, recording 1,239 yards and 27 touchdowns in 12 games.<\/p>\n

The Pennsylvania native decided to stay in his home state and take his talents to\u00a0Penn State\u00a0to play college ball\u2014where he focused on the defensive side of the ball and became a stud linebacker.<\/p>\n

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