AP Photo/Tony Dejak Micah Parsons' name had been connected to the Dallas Cowboys by fans and various prognosticators since late in the 2020 NFL season. Various injuries had torpedoed the Cowboys' playoff chances, and a top-15 pick was looking more and more likely. It's impossible to predict how a draft will play out months ahead of time, but one thing seemed obvious enough: Parsons, who opted out of his 2020 season with Penn State, had top top-15 talent. Linking Parsons to the Cowboys have been pure speculation at the time, but there was one person who wanted it to become reality: Micah Parsons. If you couldn't see the excitement when he jumped towards NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to give him a bear hug, he made it clear in his conference call with the media moments after being drafted.