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Penn State Football standout Micah Parsons gets PAID by Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

Dallas Cowboys first-round pick, and former Penn State Football standout, Micah Parsons, signed his rookie contract Wednesday

Former Penn State Football linebacker, and the No. 12 overall pick of the Dallas Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft, Micah Parsons, put pen to paper Wednesday on his mammoth rookie contract.

Parsons, who has the potential to start immediately in the middle of the Cowboys’ defense, alongside veteran Leighton Vander-Esch, had his contract fully guaranteed under the terms of the CBA’s rookie wage scale.