A lot has been said about Micah Parsons’ negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys ahead of the 2025 NFL season that are expected to end with him becoming the highest-paid non-quarterback in football history.

From now until then, several dominoes could raise the price tag of the market he aims to ultimately top. T.J. Watt (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Trey Hendrickson (Cincinnati Bengals) specifically are currently undergoing their own negotiations and they haven’t been any easy. Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions) could be involved in talks for an extension at any point, too.

With training camp under a week away, the star defender addressed the media at his youth camp in Harrisburg, Pa. But in his eyes, none of that impacts his price tag.

Though Parsons hasn’t made public statements regarding the deals of others, the above could be perceived as him changing his tone around the negotiations. After all, Parsons told All City DLLS earlier in the year that he’s seen Watt’s contract demands:

“According to Parsons, the deal that Watt is seeking is more than what he and Jones talked about,” longtime Cowboys insider Clarence Hill reported in June. “And he said he’s seen the number. Therefore, his deal is going to go up, which means the Cowboys are going to be paying more.”

Perhaps Parsons’ stance is a sign that negotiations have progressed or that the sides remain confident of a deal being done early in training camp. The Cowboys defender is expected to attend even without a deal but is extremely unlikely to take the field without putting ink to paper first.

For now, he’s letting his agent handle it.

“I just stay out of David (Mulugheta’s) handle on it,”Parsons added. “And, I mean, to be fair, Jerry (Jones is) a businessman. Let him handle his business.”