The pending extension for Cowboys DE Micah Parsons remains one of the bigger storylines left in the offseason.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones previously said they made a ‘record’ offer to Parsons without his agent involved. Per Clarence Hill of All City DLLS, they had a handshake deal back in March, but Jones never called Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, to confirm it.
Parsons talked about the waiting game with the extension. He said the longer the talks go on, the more money it will cost the Cowboys.
“It’s going to cost them more,” Parsons said, per Hill.
According to Hill, Parsons wants to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league, which would need to surpass Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase‘s $40.25 million per year deal. He would like to get a contract done before camp and would not practice without a new deal.
Parsons, 25, was the former No. 12 overall pick by the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Penn State. He’s in the final year of a four-year, $17,079,792 rookie contract that included a $9,781,667 signing bonus.
Dallas exercised the fifth-year option for Parsons, and he’s slated to make $21.32 million guaranteed in 2025.
In 2024, Parsons appeared in 13 games for the Cowboys and recorded 43 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one pass deflection.
We’ll have more on Parsons as the news is available.
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Why are people so worried about this deal and constantly talking about it? Makes no sense. Dallas is going to pay him, he is not going anywhere and if Jerry is willing to pay the extra money, why are people even bothering talking about it? It is not news. Move on. The deal will get signed and all of the talk is for nothing. Just the media using Dallas as click bait as usual.