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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are often quiet in the offseason when it comes to making deals in free agency or doing trades, and this year is really no exception.<\/p>\n
But, one thing that NFL experts an analysts often urge the Cowboys to take care of during this offseason is working out a new deal with star defensive end\u00a0Micah Parsons.<\/p>\n
As Saad Yousuf of The Athletic points out in a March 27 feature, the cost of re-signing him has gone up, due to the big deals for Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett and Ja\u2019Marr Chase.<\/p>\n
So, waiting hasn\u2019t helped the Cowboys at all. It\u2019s probably hurt them, when it comes to what they\u2019ll have to shelve out to get a deal done.<\/p>\n
Numbers don\u2019t lie, and Parsons has the market value to ask for a lot of dough for his new deal with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe floor for that is the $35.5 million annual average salary that Maxx Crosby signed earlier this offseason and the standard is Myles Garrett\u2019s $40 million AAV extension and Ja\u2019Marr Chase\u2019s $40.25 million AAV extension in recent weeks,\u201d notes Yousuf.<\/p>\n
So, Yousuf notes that even if Parsons were to take below his market value, his deal would likely fall between the Crosby and Chase deals, so it would still be expensive. Plus, Yousuf says that Parsons\u2019 agent, David Mulugheta of Athletes First, is not very likely to be generous in these negotiations.<\/p>\n
Now, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning Sun has issued an\u00a0update of sorts on where these negotiations stand.<\/p>\n
In the March 28 article, Watkins notes that Parsons is \u201cexpected to ask for a $200 million contract extension that would become a record for a non-quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watkins adds that \u201cthe request is in line with making him among the highest-paid players at his position.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now,\u00a0Parsons did say back in December 2024\u00a0that he didn\u2019t \u201cneed $40 million\u201d and didn\u2019t need to be the highest-paid non-quarterback. But, perhaps he\u2019s changed?<\/p>\n
As for how the discussions are going, they\u2019ve stalled, according to Watkins.<\/p>\n
He states that \u201cParsons\u2019 agent David Mulugheta and members of the Cowboys\u2019 front office held preliminary discussions about a contract at the\u00a0NFL scouting combine\u00a0in late February. However, no serious talks have occurred since.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fact that \u201cno serious talks\u201d have happened since late February is certainly a red flag. However, someone \u201cwith knowledge of the discussions\u201d revealed to the Dallas Morning News that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones \u201chas had extensive talks with Parsons about his contract,\u201d according to Watkins.<\/p>\n
If the Cowboys care about dollars and cents, they\u2019ll want to get a deal done with Parsons sooner rather than later. But, Watkins states that if Jones is leading those talks, that won\u2019t necessary happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe threat of a holdout is real when it comes to Parsons,\u201d\u00a0Watkins adds. \u201cSeveral Cowboys players, including recently retired guard Zack Martin, resorted to those measures to get contract extensions or raises.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n So, Cowboys fans are likely going to have to wait a while for this deal to come to pass. Hopefully it won\u2019t take until the start of the regular season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are often quiet in the offseason when it comes to making deals in free agency or doing trades, and this year is really no exception. But,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n