{"id":32054,"date":"2025-03-10T08:54:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32054"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:54:47","slug":"cowboys-micah-parsons-utters-3-word-response-to-record-breaking-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32054","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys\u2019 Micah Parsons Utters 3-Word Response To Record-Breaking Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Garrett will now make $40 million per year with the Browns.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons. \/ Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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Myles Garrett’s new contract extension didn’t just ensure his return to the Cleveland Browns, but has completely reset the market for top defensive players and non-quarterbacks. Garrett and the Browns\u00a0agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $40 million per year\u00a0with $123.5 million guaranteed, making him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player\u2014by a significant margin.<\/p>\n

The historic contract caught the attention of many, including Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons. Parsons, who is expected to sign a contract extension this offseason, reacted to the deal on X. “Lol yooo wtf,” Parsons\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n

Before Garrett’s new extension was announced Sunday, the\u00a0highest-paid defensive player in the NFL\u00a0was Maxx Crosby,\u00a0who signed a contract worth $35.5 million per year earlier this week. Crosby’s deal was worth $1.5 million more per year than the previous highest-paid defensive player, Nick Bosa, who signed a contract worth $34 million a year before the 2023 season.<\/p>\n

Bosa remained the highest-paid defender in the NFL for a year and a half, but within days, the market has now gone up $6 million per year from his deal back in 2023. This has significant implications on the Cowboys and Parsons, who could be set to sign a larger deal after Garrett earned $40 million per year.<\/p>\n

Parsons did say back in December that\u00a0he doesn’t need to make $40 million per year, but could his stance change now that the market has been moved to that point? After all, Parsons is younger than Garrett and one of the brightest defensive players in the game. He has the leverage over the Cowboys, who could regret waiting to pay some of their stars as the market keeps going up.<\/p>\n

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