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WATCH: Micah Parsons wins Pro Bowl’s Fastest Man Race in stunning fashion

Barkley-Truaxby:Barkley Truax•02/03/22•

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Pro Bowl festivities are underway in Las Vegas, including the ‘Fastest Man Race’ during the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge. In surprising fashion, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons edged Tyreek Hill, Stefon Diggs and Nick Chubb.

Hill, who is widely regarded as one of, if not the fastest player in the NFL, wasn’t ready when the opening horn went off. The thing is — Chubb and Diggs were set and lost to Parsons fair and square. All three are considered some of the very best at their position in all of football. Diggs and Hill as wide receivers for the Bills and Chiefs, respectively while Chubb is the Cleveland Browns star running back.

Not only can Parsons now call himself the fastest man in the league, he’s currently well on his way to being one of the NFL’s premier linebackers after his breakout rookie season. Not only has the Rookie of the Year frontrunner made countless all-rookie lists, he’s also cracking all-pro lists along with 2022 Pro Bowl honors.

The rookie appeared in 17 games during the Cowboys regular season, Parsons finished second on the Cowboys behind Jayron Kearse with 84 tackles (64 solo, 20 assists). 

Notching 13 sacks in his first campaign, Parsons finished sixth in the NFL behind league-leader T.J. Watt of Pittsburgh, who had 22.5. Parsons was also credited with three passes defended and three forced fumbles playing in 16 games. 

For the effort, Parsons was twice awarded the league’s Rookie of the Month honors both in November and December as the Cowboys climbed to first place in the NFC East and a No. 3 seed in the playoffs — Parsons was the first Cowboy to ever do so. 

That meant four sacks and 10 pressures as a linebacker for the Cowboys in December as the team secured a 4-0 record during the late season stretch. 

Unfortunately for Parsons, his season was ended during the wildcard round to the 49ers 23-17. So now, he’s in Vegas for the Pro Bowl — which is exactly where you want to be if you’re not a part of the Super Bowl.

You can watch the rest of the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge right now live on ESPN. Once the week-long festivities are over, the actual Pro Bowl itself will be played this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET live on ESPN and ABC.