The Dallas Cowboys experienced a rocky season in 2024. Numerous major contributors have been sidelined due to injury, which has had an influence on the team.
The Cowboys are 5-7 on the season and play a crucial game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. They are hoping to make a miracle run to the postseason, but discussions for the 2025 offseason have begun.
EDGE Micah Parsons is a major factor for this team and will have contact talks this offseason. The star defender spoke with ESPN’s Todd Archer and gave a surprising answer on an extension with Dallas.
Micah Parsons Discusses Contract Extension
Parsons is eligible for an extension and will likely become one of the highest-paid defenders in the NFL. Despite that, the Penn State product revealed that becoming the highest-paid defender in the league isn’t something that is a deal breaker for him.
“I feel like you see a lot of times ‘highest-paid,’ then we say they don’t have weapons, or they don’t have this. So, I would rather just be in the best situation, you know? At that point, I don’t think there’s a big difference between $30 million and $40 million in my eyes, you know? And that’s just me talking.”
The highest-paid defensive player in the league is San Francisco’s Nick Bosa, who inked a five-year, $170 million deal ($34 million annually).
Parsons has the resume and stats to top that number. In 58 career games, Parsons has compiled 241 total tackles, 57 tackles for loss, 104 QB hits, and 47 sacks. He’s finished with double-digit sacks in each of his first three seasons.
If he wants to knock on the table and ask to be the highest-paid defensive player in the league, Dallas would most likely give him the money. His words are somewhat shocking, but they demonstrate his desire to surround himself with a great team. That is more difficult to accomplish when you reset the market on a potential new contract.
Dak Prescott is the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL ($60 million per year), with CeeDee Lamb ranking second at WR ($34 million per year). Parsons is unconcerned about doing the same, but things may change between now and when discussions begin.
