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How close is Penn State product Parsons to being NFL's best defensive player?

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Week after week, Micah Parsons keeps doing fantastic things. He's only played 13 games during his rookie season in the NFL, but the linebacker already has emerged as one of the best overall defensive players in the league.

To the surprise of no one, really, who watched him at Penn State.

It was easy to see a couple of years ago with the Nittany Lions what Parsons could become, based on his incredible physical skills, dogged pursuit and tremendous tackling ability. Once Micah Parsons got his hands on an offensive player, that guy went down.