It appears to by no means finish with the Dallas Cowboys as they proceed to make headlines for all of the unsuitable causes going into the 2025 season.
Whereas star defensive gamers like San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa ($34M), Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett ($40M) and Pittsburgh Steelers LB T.J. Watt ($41M) have every signed contract extensions inside the previous few years and make a median of not less than $34M per 12 months, Cowboys DE Micah Parsons is getting into the ultimate season of his rookie contract that can pay him $24M as a part of his fifth-year possibility.
ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark was on Thursday’s version of “First Take” and was requested what it will imply for the Cowboys transferring ahead in the event that they had been to let Parsons stroll as stalled contract negotiations between the 2 persist.
“What meaning to me is that you just aren’t making an attempt to compete for a championship proper now,” Clark mentioned. …”Your job is to draft, develop and retain the very best gamers. Nicely, you bought Micah Parsons at a slot within the draft the place he was obtainable to you and should not have been. So, you made the fitting determination. You drafted the participant and then you definately developed him. You began as an off the ball linebacker, he moved on the ball to develop into a rush finish and now he is one of the crucial prolific within the historical past of the sport. And so now, you get to take the following step and do the fitting factor, which is retain Micah Parsons and discover a option to construct round him.”