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There\u2019s a good argument that there are now only a few accomplishments left for Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons that would make a complete career \u2014 pretty amazing considering he\u2019s only headed into his fifth season.<\/p>\n
Without those accomplishments, though, there\u2019s going to probably always be an asterisk next to Parsons\u2019 name, no matter how long he plays.<\/p>\n
One of those is something everyone who plays in the NFL is chasing, which is a Super Bowl win.<\/p>\n
Another of those is pretty unique to a player like Parsons, and if he goes his entire career without winning NFL Defensive Player of the Year you might even venture to say things didn\u2019t go quite according to plan.<\/p>\n
You might even venture to say it\u2019s kind of a surprise he hasn\u2019t won the award already, and if he had he might not be engaged in the nasty contract negotiation\u2019s he\u2019s currently in with the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones.<\/p>\n
Bleacher Report\u2019s Brent Sobleski thinks Parsons is one of just a handful of NFL players who could unseat Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II, the reigning NFL Defensive POY.<\/p>\n
\u201cMicah Parsons is already among the league\u2019s best defenders,\u201d Sobleski wrote on July 2. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t won his first Defensive Player of the Year Award, though he\u2019s been deserving \u2026 In truth, the 2021 12th overall draft pick has been exceptional from the moment he became a professional. Through four seasons, Parsons has amassed 52.5 sacks, with no fewer than 12 during any single campaign. He also has 63 tackles for loss and 112 quarterback hits.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Micah Parsons running back highlights \ud83d\udd25 He rushed for 1,239 yards and 27 touchdowns his senior year. pic.twitter.com\/d1JCjLC4Ud<\/p>\n \u2014 SleeperCowboys (@SleeperCowboys) June 1, 2025<\/p>\n Oddsmakers Have Parsons as DPOY Favorite<\/strong><\/p>\n Vegas oddsmakers have Parsons as one of a trio of favorites \u2014 all edge rushers \u2014 to win NFL Defensive POY alongside Detroit\u2019s Aidan Hutchinson and Cleveland\u2019s Myles Garrett, who won the award in 2022.<\/p>\n Parsons has finished as NFL Defensive POY runner-up twice, in 2021 and 2022, and finished third in 2023.<\/p>\n In 2024, Parsons missed a career high 4 games as the Cowboys stumbled to a 7-10 finish, had a career low in sacks (12.0) and finished outside the Top 3 in NFL Defensive POY voting for the first time.<\/p>\n In the storied history of the Cowboys, only one player has won NFL Defensive POY \u2014 defensive end Harvey Martin in 1977.<\/p>\n Negotiations Between Parsons, Cowboys Getting Ugly<\/strong><\/p>\n While Parsons has been a willing participant in Cowboys offseason workouts, there have been some contentious moments in his pursuit of what should be a record setting contract for a defensive player.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a deal that could exceed the 4-year, $160 million contract signed by Garrett on March 9.<\/p>\n From The Dallas Morning News: \u201cJones and (David) Mulugheta, the man who represents Parsons, have not met.<\/p>\n Even though Mulugheta is regarded as one of the league\u2019s more respected power brokers, Jones ruffled some feathers at the NFL\u2019s annual meetings when he made a point \u2014 more than once \u2014 of saying he doesn\u2019t even know the name of Parsons\u2019 agent.\u201d<\/p>\n Parsons has already played out the 4-year, $17 million rookie contract he signed in 2021 and is scheduled to make $24 million in 2025 on the fifth year option exercised by the Cowboys in April 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s a good argument that there are now only a few accomplishments left for Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons that would make a complete career \u2014… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n