Cowboys’ Micah Parsons Is ‘Ready to Show What He’s Capable Of’
Dallas Cowboys linebacker, Micah Parsons, has been absent from the team’s voluntary workouts as he is currently focused on gaining additional weight this offseason.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker, Micah Parsons, has been absent from the team’s voluntary workouts as he is currently focused on gaining additional weight this offseason.
In a recent charity event, Parsons stated that he aims to put on five pounds of muscle to help him handle the battering that follows when goes against bigger offensive linemen play-in and play-out to avoid the snaps as a pass rusher.
Presently, Parsons is listed at 245 pounds, but he says he has already gained six pounds and now weighs 251 pounds.
“Being a 25-pound guy, it’s hard to tackle 300-pound guys every week,” Parsons said via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “I’m just trying to gain five pounds of muscle.” Simply eating right and living right.”
According to Next Gen Stats, Parsons played on the edge on 78.2% of snaps in 2022, up from 39.8% in his rookie year, making him a full-time pass rusher.
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He hopes that by adding more bulk this season, he can avoid the nagging injuries that bothered him down the stretch of the 2022 campaign.
Parsons believes that playing full-time on the edge will allow him to focus his attention and improve his game.
“It just allows me to study. Instead of studying everything, I can just study that one guy I just need to beat on Sunday, studying how to win faster,” Parsons said.
“Before I was focused on a lot, focused on running backs and focused on receivers and focused on concepts.
“Now I can just focus on running [to the quarterback] and stopping the run. I’m ready to show what I’m capable of.”
Despite his absence from voluntary workouts, Parsons has confirmed that he plans to join the Cowboys for OTAs when they start on May 22.
