Penn State alum Micah Parsons raves about Abdul Carter, says No. 11 may be put on 'break' at school

Penn State has developed ascendant walk rushers similar Micah Parsons and, now, Abdul Carter.

Parsons is simply a perennial Defensive Player of the Year campaigner for the Dallas Cowboys, portion Carter mightiness conscionable spell No. 1 successful the NFL Draft.

The 2 worked retired unneurotic successful the offseason, and Parsons "couldn't beryllium much proud" of the soon-to-be chap Nittany Lions alum.

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Abdul Carter (11) of the Penn State Nittany Lions shakes hands with Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys earlier the Capital One Orange Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish astatine Hard Rock Stadium Jan. 9, 2025, successful Miami Gardens, Fla. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

"Super excited for him. I couldn’t beryllium much arrogant of him. We talked each offseason portion we were moving retired together, conscionable astir however to go the No. 1 pick, however to get there, what you person to bash connected and disconnected the field. I couldn’t beryllium much arrogant of him that he’s successful that discussion," Parsons said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital.

Like Parsons, Carter has worn No. 11 astatine Penn State, which is simply a badge of honor.

Similar to the No. 7 astatine LSU, oregon to instrumentality with Parsons' familiarity, No. 88 with the Cowboys, the fig is fixed to a subordinate who the school, and the past representative, feels is worthy.

"They speech astir guys they’re reasoning astir giving it to, but you gotta amusement wherefore you’re astir to get it. It’s not thing they’re conscionable gonna springiness out." Parsons said.

The number's contented astatine the schoolhouse starts with LaVar Arrington, and it was carried connected by NaVorro Bowman.

Dallas Cowboys extracurricular linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates successful beforehand of Washington Football Team moving backmost Antonio Gibson (24) aft sacking backmost Taylor Heinicke (4) successful the archetypal fractional of a crippled successful Arlington, Texas, Dec. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Not to discredit those guys, but Parsons and Carter are some successful different stratosphere, and that's wherefore Parsons feels that the fig mightiness beryllium enactment connected clasp for a while, considering whoever is adjacent has immense shoes to fill.

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"I don’t deliberation he’s the past one, but I deliberation they’re gonna enactment it connected a break. They’re gonna go, ‘Hold on, the past 2 No. 11s was the 12th pick, should’ve been a apical 5 pick. The different idiosyncratic mightiness beryllium the No. 1 pick.’ It’s like, ‘Let’s clasp on,’" Parsons said.

Parsons is 1 of the champion antiaircraft players successful the game. He's besides trying to go 1 of the champion paddle players retired there. He precocious partnered with P&G for its "Battle of the Paddles."

"They knew I’m conscionable a feline with a household background, and with the paddles, conscionable gotta vie amusement that I’m the champion connected oregon disconnected the field," said Parsons. "Any clip I person an accidental to rep the star, Penn State, who I americium disconnected the field, I’m conscionable a large kid who likes to person fun. I get the shot aspect, but I similar battling with immoderate of the best."

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He's looking for revenge from past year's conflict aft losing to "some Ohio State guys," and he's looking astir guardant to a matchup with Buckeye alum Chris Olave. 

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