{"id":80153,"date":"2025-08-19T11:32:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80153"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:32:49","slug":"dallas-cowboys-legend-gives-blunt-take-on-micah-parsons-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80153","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Legend Gives Blunt Take on Micah Parsons Saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"main-container\" role=\"main\"><\/main>hough the chatter has died down some, Micah Parsons&#8217; standoff with the Dallas Cowboys remains a major topic in the\u00a0NFL. Still with no end in sight, one franchise legend weighed in with their thoughts on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons, now in the final year of his rookie contract, has longed for an extension with the Cowboys. However, despite being such a valuable piece to the roster, the front office has been slow to lock him down to a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>With talks getting nowhere, Parsons&#8217; growing frustrations reached their breaking point during training camp. The All-Pro linebacker took to social media to reflect on all his issues with the ordeal while also putting in a trade request.<\/p>\n<p>There remains no extension in sight for Parsons, but the Cowboys have also expressed they aren&#8217;t going to entertain offers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:\u00a0<\/strong>Skip Bayless Calls Cowboys to Action Following Latest NFL Trade<\/p>\n<h2>Troy Aikman gives his thoughts on Micah Parsons&#8217; feud with Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday night, ESPN broadcasted a preseason matchup between the Washington Commanders and Cincinnati Bengals. Among those n the call was Cowboys legend and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.<\/p>\n<p>While covering the game, Aikman took the time to share his thoughts on his former team. He remains high on the Cowboys heading into the 2025 campaign, but doesn&#8217;t think they&#8217;ll have much success if Parsons isn&#8217;t in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His leverage is they can&#8217;t win without him,&#8221; Aikman said. &#8220;I do think they Cowboys are going to be better than what a lot of people project&#8230;Without Micah Parsons, I just don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re gonna be able to slow anybody down. He is a total game-wrecker and he&#8217;s proven that he&#8217;s certainly worth ultimately every penny he is going to get paid. The longer it goes, the more money he is gonna make.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As arguably one of the top defensive players in the\u00a0NFL, Parsons commands a sizable offer on his next contract. Seeing that guys like Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt are making around $40 million annually, it&#8217;s fair to assume he&#8217;ll make somewhere in that ballpark on his next deal.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a season where they fell short of expectations, the Cowboys are looking to get back in the hunt in the NFC in 2025. However, as Aikman mentioned, they won&#8217;t be able to do so without Parsons. He is a pillar for Dallas&#8217; defense, and would leave a massive void to fill if he isn&#8217;t on the field come Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Jones is confident\u00a0Parsons will be in action to start the season, but it is uncertain how the star linebacker plans to handle the situation if a new deal isn&#8217;t signed in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As things continue to unravel between Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys, Hall of Famer Troy Aikman weighed in with his thoughts regarding his former team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":80154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dallas Cowboys Legend Gives Blunt Take on Micah Parsons Saga - 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