Cowboys’ Micah Parsons joins team for first day of OTAs
The Boys are back… on the practice field.
Tuesday marked the first on-the-field work for the Cowboys- both rookies and veterans- of this year’s offseason program. No pads or live contact yet, but 7-on-7, 7-on-9, and 11-on-11 drills are once again on the schedule.
And a key member of the Dallas defense is present and accounted for.
Linebacker Micah Parsons had been working out on his own several hours away in Austin, but said he would report to The Star in Frisco for OTAs, even though all participation is still voluntary for this phase of the offseason program.
David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday that Parsons made good on his promise and was on the field with the team for the first session.
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Media members will get their first access to the team on Thursday, but updates on Parsons’s progress have been steadily distributed on social media. One recent post showed him doing a speed drill with Cowboys rookie running back Deuce Vaughn and Bengals wide receive Ja’Marr Chase, while another several days later saw him doing back squat reps of 425 pounds.
Micah Parsons putting up 425 lbs up three times look like light work…Lion getting stronger everyday! 😤 #DallasCowboys
(🎥: timrileytraining IG) pic.twitter.com/yijB3B5yk3
— Kevin Gray Jr. (@KevinGraySports) May 16, 2023
Parsons had announced that he was trying to bulk up by a few pounds for a permanent switch to edge rusher in 2023, but Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn downplayed any position change, telling reporters during rookie minicamp, “He’s a pass-rushing linebacker.”
And now Parsons is doing both- at least at a controlled walkthrough pace- along with his teammates at OTAs.
