Micah Parsons is still waiting for the Dallas Cowboys to make their move.
Recently, the star pass rusher discussed the state of his contract discussions with the franchise and expressed confusion about their decision to take this long to get a deal done. The more time that passes, the more the market changes.
There was a major shift at the beginning of the offseason in the pass rusher market. Myles Garrett and Maxx Crosby signed major extensions with their organizations. Parsons recently acknowledged those moves as a way to question the Cowboys’ handling of his situation.
On Thursday, another major move in the market took place, as the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms on a new deal with TJ Watt.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Watt signed a three-year extension, which is worth $123 million. Nearly all of it ($108 million) is guaranteed. Per the report, the $41 million per year average is the highest of any non-quarterback in NFL history.
Watt’s situation is settled, which leaves Parsons, Trey Hendrickson, and Aidan Hutchinson as the three pass rushers who are patiently waiting for their financial situations to get resolved.
“We obviously wanted to get it done early. We wanted that relief off our backs, but obviously, ownership is always going to make it drag out,” Parsons told the WWE legend, The Undertaker, this week.
“I’ll never understand it. We wanted to do the contract last year. They were just like, ‘We want to do Dak [Prescott] and CeDee [Lamb].’ Then you go out there and perform again and you would think we would get it done early. There’s about to be some guys that were about to get re-paid …. You would think let’s get ahead of that, you know what I mean?” Parsons added.
“I just never understand when guys come into the league and they’re consistent and they perform well, why they have such an urge, but there are guys that have just one good year or maybe two good years and they just get it right away. … You got all these other guys wanting to get paid, and you can’t want us to take less because you decided to wait.”
Since entering the NFL out of Penn State in 2021, Parsons has been a dominant force for the Cowboys’ defense. In 63 games, he collected 256 tackles, 52.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles, and 63 tackles for a loss.
Parsons was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021. Since then, he was named an All-Pro three times, with two of his nods being first-team. He’s been a Pro Bowler every year since entering the league.
There’s no doubt Parsons will get paid. The only question is when and where. So far, Parsons and the Cowboys are on the same page in terms of wanting to remain together. The Dallas front office just hasn’t moved with urgency, according to the star lineman.
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