While going up against 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Micah Parsons, Fournette ended up blocking the linebacker. Here are full details
Micah Parsons : Salary | Contract | Sacks | Agent
Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999), also known as Eleven from Heaven or “Destroyer of Worlds”, is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 26, 1999 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Harrisburg |
| College: | Penn State (2018–2020) |
| NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 |
He played college football at Penn State, where he was named a Consensus All-American, the Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, and the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2019, before being drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Penn State University offered Parsons a football scholarship after just four games of his freshman season and he initially committed in the spring of 2016, before decommitting for a while and committing again on December 20, 2017.
He graduated Harrisburg High School seven months early to expedite the enrollment process.
Micah Parsons Salary
Micah Parsons received an average annual salary of $4,269,948.
| Signing Bonus | $9,781,668 |
| Average Salary | $4,269,948 |
| Total Guarantees | $17,079,793 |
| Guaranteed at Signing | $17,079,793 |
| Free Agent: | 2026 / UFA |
As the No. 12 overall pick, Parsons is going to see a $660,000 base salary in 2021 and his signing bonus should be somewhere around $9.78 million according to Over the Cap.
That signing bonus will be spread out evenly across the cap for the standard four years of the rookie deal at $2,445,424 per season. That means that Parson’s cap hit for 2021 will be just over $3.1 million.
From 2022 through 2024 his base salary will escalate to just over $1.4 million and $2.2 million then just under $3 million.
Contract
Micah Parsons signed a 4 year, $17,079,793 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $9,781,668 signing bonus, $17,079,793 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,269,948.
| Contract: | 4 yr(s) / $17,079,793 |
| Signing Bonus | $9,781,668 |
Dallas selected Parsons at No. 12 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft and seems quite pleased with the decision.
“You can see the ability and just the instinct, the way he can react and get off the spot at the linebacker position,” head coach Mike McCarthy. “We’re just going through our installs, going through our concepts. But he’s fitting in real nicely.”
According to Cowboy Maven, SI’s dedicated Dallas site, Parsons quickly integrated himself into the defense and could start at middle linebacker this season. Parsons also has showcased his varied skillset by working at outside linebacker and on the edge as a pass rusher.
“It’s one thing to cover, and one thing to tackle,” Parsons told the media after a recent workout, “but if you can do the trifecta and do all three – cover, tackle and blitz and get pressure – then that’s what makes you a good ballplayer.”
Micah Parsons sacks
Parsons now has 19 sacks in 18 career NFL games, and Sunday’s contest isn’t over yet.
With Dak Prescott sidelined, the Cowboys will need the defense to shoulder a heavier burden. Parsons is leading the way while cementing his status as an NFL superstar.
Dallas has already sacked Burrow six times and is fighting to maintain a 17-9 edge in the fourth quarter.
Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News offered lofty praise that may not fall under the “prisoner of the moment” category.
“It requires restraint not to call him the best defensive player in game today,” Gehlken wrote. “He is that disruptive, that versatile. The combination is one of one.”
After starting the season with two sacks in Week 1, the Dallas Cowboys star has another two sacks on Sunday. He’s dominated the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive line to knock down Joe Burrow four times.
Agent
The eerie, creaky door always had a way of telling the temperature of the small, bare apartment devoid of any presence or personality.
If the door closed with the metallic slam of a prison cell, there would be trouble. If it hummed shut with a subtle click, there would be none.
Almost every night came with a slam. Followed by a torrent of heavy footsteps.
Those were the nights Andre Odom and his brother Robert would look at each other in their dim bedroom, anxious of what was coming, their hands clenched tight as they braced themselves for what inevitably arrived—a beating.
Whether it was with big, meaty hands, or with a wire or a belt, and whether it was induced by PCP, alcohol, or whatever the drug of choice was at the time, the boys’ father had to take his rage out on someone.
After opting out of the 2020 college football earlier this week, former Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons plans to sign with an agency, and he has one in mind. According to Adam Schefter, Parsons is expected to sign with NFL agents Andre Odom and David Mulugheta of Athletes First.