Micah Parsons congratulates Nick Bosa on massive extension, maintains focus is on winning Super Bowl

Micah Parsons' start to his NFL career has been nothing short of legendary.

His first season saw him garner Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, and a year later, he finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting for a second straight campaign. If the Cowboys star keeps this up, there's little doubt he'll soon become the highest-paid defender in football.

Nick Bosa's contract extension reset the market for the NFL's elite defenders on Wednesday, pushing the financial mountaintop to a new peak of $34 million per year. Likely aware his time to cash in is coming, Parsons was quick to congratulate Bosa.

"Super happy for Nick Bosa, man," Parsons said, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "He really showed why he was the best player in the league last year. It gives you something to chase, man. And not in terms of his contract, but in terms of how great he was. If you study his mindset and how patient he was and let the game come to him."

Parsons can take the public relations-friendly stance on the matter by pointing to Bosa's performance -- not his pay -- as what he's chasing in 2023 and beyond. But as every player in this league knows, on-field accomplishments are ultimately what feed bank accounts.

Only two things can derail a player of Parsons' caliber from following Bosa on the money train: injuries and losing sight of what's most important. Parsons has lucked out on the former so far, appearing in all but one possible game in his first two seasons. He'll have to remain focused in order to avoid the latter.

"I don't even think about that," Parsons said of a future extension. "Like I told you, I really just enjoy the game. I love what I do. And just, everyone else can talk about it.

"My dad always said that, everyone can