“Got to Get Tom Brady Out of the League”: Micah Parsons is Every NFL Defender Ahead of Bucs Game
Micah Parsons, a standout defense for the Dallas Cowboys, was just 18 months old when Tom Brady made his first career football catch. He can’t recall a period when TB12 wasn’t in charge of the NFL.
A mere 18 months before the Patriots selected the storied quarterback, Micah Parsons of the Cowboys was born. The linebacker was questioned about taking on Brady ahead of Sunday, Sept. 11,’s Week 1 clash between Tampa Bay and Dallas.
Before his team’s season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons expressed what many defenders are contemplating. Parsons expressed the sentiments of many NFL players on Brady.
Micah Parsons speaks about Tom Brady ahead of Bucs game
“We got to get him out of this league,” Parsons said of Tom Brady, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota.
“He’s been dominating this league too long. … He wants to kill you. He wants to step on your throat like you’re a roach.”
“I’ve seen the Hulk get beat up. I’ve seen Thor get beat up. I’ve seen Captain America get beat up. But they always get back up and find a way to get to their destination,” Parsons said. “[Brady] gets beat up, but he gets back up.”
Micah Parsons on Tom Brady: "We got to get him out of this league,", "He's been dominating too long."
"He has that fire inside of him. He looks to kill you. He wants to step on your throat like you a roach.
"If you a real competitor you look up to Brady. You look up to Jordan." pic.twitter.com/zAF8P9otFl
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 8, 2022
However, Parsons went one step farther by likening Brady to well-known Marvel superheroes. Brady won seven Lombardi Trophies with the Buccaneers and the New England Patriots, five Super Bowl MVPs, three league MVPs, and 15 Pro Bowl selections altogether on his résumé.
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Brady has never lost in six career games against the Cowboys, the longest active winning streak of any quarterback against Dallas. Parsons and the rest of the Cowboys’ defensive front seven will serve as the initial test to determine whether blocking will be Brady’s downfall starting in 2022, given the uncertainty along the Bucs’ offensive line.
After Dallas finished 12-5 and won the NFC East in 2021, the Buccaneers and Cowboys maybe two of the NFC’s top Super Bowl prospects.
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