2021/04/30 10:07 Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons appears on the red carpet at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021,. Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons appears on the red carpet at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer, Pool) Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons appears on the Red Carpet at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021,. Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons appears on the Red Carpet at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer, Pool)
FRISCO, Texas (AP) – The Dallas Cowboys selected Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night after trading down two spots in a deal with NFC East rival Philadelphia.
The Cowboys picked up a third-round pick from the Eagles in the trade, the 84th overall selection. The deal gives Dallas three picks in the third round. Philadelphia took Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith.
Dallas made the move down after two cornerbacks the club was targeting at No. 10, South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn and Patrick Surtain II of Alabama, were taken eighth and ninth by Carolina and Denver, respectively.
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The Los Angeles Rams had productive seasons from their linebackers in 2020.
Outside linebacker Leonard Floyd finished with a career-high 10.5 sacks, along with 55 combined tackles including 11 tackles for loss leading to a pay day in re-signing with the Rams in free agency.
Micah Kiser ably stepped in for Cory Littleton, who departed to the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency last season. The University of Virginia product finished with 77 combined tackles, three interceptions, 10 pass break ups and a forced fumble.