Micah Parsons: Zimmer ‘Using Me In Ways I Should Be Used’
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons has reasons to be cheerful entering the 2024 season, the return of cornerback Trevon Diggs chief among them.
Micah Parsons took a personal interest in Diggs’ recovery from a torn ACL sustained last season.
As well as that, Micah Parsons is enjoying life under new offensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. He says Zimmer is going to place him in a number of different positions and scenarios.
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“That (injury) was the first time I’ve ever seen him down,” Parsons said.
“I just wanted to be (there for him). … I think I gave him that drive to wanting to get back to playing with me — keeping him competitive. … It made me cry when I lost him last year. He’s someone that I hope we can retire [here] together and get gold jackets together, and we can go on kids’ vacations one day because now he’s got about as many kids as me.”
Parsons isn’t even giving Diggs any options in his comeback.
“It’s going to be good,” Parsons said. “(Diggs) has no choice. We’re in this for the long run.”
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Parsons’ comments about Zimmer hint at some dissatisfaction with previous OC Dan Quinn.
“I think it’s gonna be a very interesting year,” Parsons said.
“What I’m gonna be doing is a whole bunch of stuff — dropping in the flats, curls, it’s really everything. They’re expanding my versatility and using me in ways I should be used, and moving me around to make [offenses] ID me from other places; and [sending] me when they should send me.
“(Zimmer is) gonna utilize every asset of my ability, and that’s something I appreciate.”
