LAS VEGAS — Micah Parsons is lording above the neon-lit Strip, almost sneering at drivers and pedestrians who are trying to catch a glimpse of the Dallas Cowboys rookie linebacker before his image on the big-screen marquee near the Fashion Show mall flickers out.
A sea of NFL jerseys, with the occasional cheesehead, ripples as fans traverse a volcano, dancing water fountains, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and a pyramid complete with a Raiders-inspired, eyepatch-wearing Sphinx standing guard.
It’s Pro Bowl week in the NFL’s newest market, which is making an audition, of sorts, as host of the league’s biggest events….