According to Field Yates, Cowboys LB Micah Parsons has entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol and will be placed on the reserve list.
Parsons, 22, was a one-year starter at Penn State and a consensus All-American as a sophomore. He opted out of the 2020 season due to the pandemic. The Cowboys drafted Parsons with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
He is in the first year of a four-year, $17,079,792 rookie contract that included a $9,781,667 signing bonus. The Cowboys will have a fifth-year option to pick up on him in 2024.
In 2021, Parsons has appeared in 16 games and recorded 84 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, three forced fumbles, and three pass defenses.
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