Three All-Pro selections in three seasons are cool, but Parsons is chasing after the title his Week 1 opponent Myles Garrett holds

FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons wants to set the tone for a successful season Sunday in Cleveland. In his first three years with Dallas, Parsons finished second and third in voting for Defensive Player of the Year. So far, he’s collected more than 40 sacks in his career.

There’s a man from Arlington in Myles Garrett, the star defensive end who won his first NFL Defensive Player of the Year award last season. He didn’t lead the NFL in sacks but forced four fumbles, had 30 quarterback hits and, yes, 14 sacks to complete his season. He enters Year 8 a feared man. Again.

Dallas Cowboys' star linebacker Micah Parsons declares his intent to become an "assassin" in his fourth year, signaling a heightened level of intensity and focus on disrupting opposing offenses.

People bash on Pro Football Focus a lot. The controversial football site has earned a notorious reputation for their player grades over the years, and as a result, frequently spark fan fury across the NFL.

The defender wasn’t the only Cowboys player mentioned in the ESPN survey. Although an NFC executive expects another strong campaign from Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was touted as a sleeper for the NFL’s MVP award.