Stonewalling elite pass rushers is his job, matching footwork and power with some of the most dangerous defensive players in the league, and Texans left offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil does it quite well. AaronWilsonNFL
“I feel like Micah Parsons is a good player,” Tunsil said. “It should be a fun matchup, my first time seeing him. It will be a good test to see where I’m at. It will be a good matchup.”
Parsons is a special player, though. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound All-Pro selection and former Butkus Award winner was a consensus All-American at Penn State. He has 25 career sacks, six forced fumbles and 136 tackles through two seasons. He’s capable of lining up all over the front seven. He has 4.3 speed in the 40-yard dash.
Parsons isn’t the only dangerous defender on the Cowboys’ talented defense. There’s ballhawking cornerback Trevon Diggs to account for. And the Cowboys already have 48 sacks, led by Parsons, followed by eight sacks from North Shore graduate Dorance Armstrong, six sacks from DeMarcus Lawrence and five sacks from Dante Fowler.
A year ago, Tunsil underwent thumb surgery and didn’t play again after being placed on injured reserve after five games. This year, Tunsil hasn’t missed a snap and has emerged as a team leader who loves playing for a team that needs more contributors like him. In 2019, the Dolphins traded Tunsil, wide receiver Kenny Stills, a 2020 fourth-round pick and a 2021 sixth-round pick to the Texans in exchange for a 2020 first-round pick, 2021 first-round pick, 2021 second-round pick, cornerback Johnson Bademosi and offensive lineman Julién Davenport.
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