Cowboys: Micah Parsons is seeking right kind of 'legacy' in NFL playoffs
Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons got his 14th sack of the season during a 38-10 win over the Washington Commanders and all he could probably think of was: Finally. Leading up to the game, Parsons had discussed how much he wanted one as he hadn't registered a full sack since Week 14 as opponents keep sending […]
Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons got his 14th sack of the season during a 38-10 win over the Washington Commanders and all he could probably think of was: Finally.
Leading up to the game, Parsons had discussed how much he wanted one as he hadn't registered a full sack since Week 14 as opponents keep sending double teams his way and getting rid of the football at blazing speed.
Parsons already has a jersey in Canton's Hall of Fame as he's the second player in league history to have at least 13 sacks in each of his first three years in the NFL, joining Reggie White. Reaching 14 was a career high for Parsons.
But after the game was done, Parsons seemed more than ready to leave all that in the rearview mirror as he chases legacy, not regular season history.
"Like I said, regular season's cute," Parsons told reporters postgame. "People will be like, 'Oh, you know he played great for a while,' but you know, this is legacy. There's always the term of be phenomenal, be forgotten, you know? So, the way Jimmy (Johnson) and (Michael Irvin), the way people show them love, that's where I think in Charles (Haley). I think that's where me, CeeDee (Lamb), Dak (Prescott), all want to be into that legacy and earn our way into that title Cowboys Hall of Fame."
Parsons' comments have to feel like music to Cowboys' fans ears. For almost 30 years now, the franchise has failed to reach an NFC Championship Game despite having some really successful regular season teams, like in 2014, 2016, and 2021.
To have a record-setting young star – as well as a quarterback – talking about how little that matters and about how much they care about turning it up in the postseason seeking Super Bowl-caliber legacy is what fans want to hear. That goes for both the old-school followers of the team who wants to see glory return to the team and for the younger generations who have yet to enjoy playoff success beyond the Wild Card Round.
When the playoffs come around, Parsons knows offenses will try to erase his impact from the playing field by running away from him, trying to read him off instead of block him, and sending double and triple teams his way.
Rivals know he'll find a way to power through all of it.
"It's time to be phenomenal, there's no tomorrow," Parsons said of moving on to the postseason. "That's the difference."
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