Back in 2024, Jerry Jones had a sit-down interview with Stephen A. Smith and hailed his #11. “Micah Parsons is probably the best athlete that I’ve ever been around. That’s as a player and as well as being involved with the Dallas Cowboys. He’s so unique, he’s multifaceted… He is very special and he’s one of my picks.” Now, it’s almost a year since these quotes. The Big D is wondering what’s up, because Micah is JJ’s guy… Or at least, that’s what he said… But they have also seen this movie before.
The thing with JJ is that he sure knows how to stall when it comes to paying the ones he already has. The Micah Parsons payday saga just took a wild turn… Again! The Cowboys’ generational edge rusher is back in the headlines with contract talks heating up and cooling down at the same time. We can expect him to report to training camp in Oxnard. But don’t expect him in pads anytime soon. No new deal, no full participation.
According to Tom Pelissero, “Cowboys EDGE Micah Parsons’ potential extension to land “closer in all likelihood” to $45M per year than $40M per year.” That number used to be laughable. Then TJ Watt showed up Thursday and casually dropped a $123M extension over three years, averaging $41M, and dared anyone to blink. Jerry? Blinked. Probably twice.
Pelissero: Cowboys EDGE Micah Parsons’ potential extension to land “closer in all likelihood” to $45M per year than $40M per year.
Parsons expected to report to training camp; uncertain to participate in on-field work while awaiting new deal.
— Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) July 18, 2025
Now, Parsons is obviously not having none of this. Frustration comes into the picture. In his words, “We obviously want to get it done early,” Parsons said in an interview. “We want that relief off our backs, but, obviously, ownership’s always going to make it drag out, make it more complicated than it has to be, lack of communication.” Sound familiar? Same dance with Ezekiel Elliott, CeeDee Lamb, Zack Martin…even Dak Prescott. Except this time, the clock’s ticking harder, the price tag’s ballooning, and Trey Hendrickson is lurking in the background, ready to spike the market again.
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