The Dallas Cowboys picked Penn State LB Micah Parsons in the best way possible
Making lemonades out of lemons isn’t always easy, but the Cowboys managed to do that in the draft.
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Things got wild on Thursday night. While it was far from inconceivable, it wasn’t considered likely that the Dallas Cowboys would be on the clock at number 10 overall without eitherJaycee Horn or Patrick Surtain II as a viable option. The National Football League has a funny way of making the impossible happen at the most opportune time.
The Cowboys wound up trading out of the pick and picked up a third-rounder (84 overall) in the process before they turned in a card with Penn State LB Micah Parson’s name. The merits of drafting a linebacker that high are well-noted. The team’s previous draft mistakes continue to haunt them at that particular position, and there are a number of people displeased that this is who Dallas picked.