Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons is stepping up in a leadership role and showing some tough love to former first-round pick Mazi Smith, who underperformed in his first year.
The Dallas Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher may have missed some time in the offseason, but he is making up for it as training camp in Oxnard kicks into high gear.
Parsons showed tough love when speaking about Smith, essentially saying it's time for him to step up and be the player he was drafted to be. "It’s not what I think he can be, it’s what Mazi has to be. When you get to this business, there is no more of a choice or a can, it’s either you will or you won’t. They usually try to find someone else to do it if you can’t. It’s what Mazi has to be. He has to be dominant. He has to be a force. He has to be that guy for us," Parsons said, via
"That’s why I’m in his corner, I’m rooting for him and hoping to get him better every day. Pushing his conditioning, pushing his limits, because we need Mazi to be strong. We need Mazi to be that great force. He can be a dominant player, it’s just a will and mindset. That’s why we’re all here."Last season, Smith was undersized and unable to be the run-stuffing one-tech he was drafted to be. He played in only 13 games, with nine total tackles and one sack.
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