Like Mike? Cowboys rookie Micah Parsons channels Michael Jordan to fight through rookie wall.

FRISCO, Texas — Micah Parsons’ thoughts had begun to consume him.

The Dallas Cowboys linebacker “found myself not being me,” he said. He was frustrated with his performance against the Patriots, obsessing over the plays he could have made but didn’t.

Was this a rookie wall, he wondered? Parsons conferred with defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who told Parsons that even in coaching he had hit a wall his initial year.

Quinn’s advice: Grow, understand the big picture and take care of your body.

But was Parsons’ body really the problem? It felt more like his mind.

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