{"id":34462,"date":"2025-03-20T02:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34462"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:39:10","slug":"breaking-micah-parsons-sends-clear-message-to-cowboys-amid-rumors-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34462","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Micah Parsons Sends Clear Message to Cowboys Amid Rumors: Exclusive.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2039348222-1-e1742385541984.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2039348222-1-e1742385541984.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2039348222-1-e1742385541984.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2039348222-1-e1742385541984.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Micah Parsons, Jerry Jones\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"748\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1526\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys face a decision on Micah Parsons.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is Super Bowl eve in New Orleans, La., and the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u2018 season once again ended long before the Lombardi Trophy was awarded. Dressed in a white shirt accompanied with a glistening chain,\u00a0Micah Parsons\u00a0fields questions at a USAA event where the star pass rusher is surprising veterans with a trip to the Super Bowl. Everything from the Luka Doncic trade to how to defend the Philadelphia Eagles, Parsons addresses it all.<\/p>\n<p>Then the talk turns serious as NFL rumors swirl about Parsons future in Dallas. Parsons is due for a lucrative contract extension and is slated to play on the team option for 2025 if Dallas is unable to sign the star defender to a new deal. In theory, no new contract would make Parsons a free agent in 2026, but the Cowboys could also utilize the franchise tag to retain the pass rusher.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, Parsons wants to be in Santa Clara, Calif., not as a spectator but as a player on the field. Parsons admits that he is \u201ctired of waiting\u201d to make it to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, it\u2019s all about getting to the Big Game,\u201d Parsons told Heavy Sports during an exclusive interview on February 7, 2025. \u201cYou know, it\u2019s great being here. It\u2019s great attending, but [I\u2019m] in the prime of my career, going into my fifth year, time went by fast where I want to be in the Big Game. I want to be in these big moments. I want [these] big opportunities, and it\u2019s time for me to get there, man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m tired of waiting. I don\u2019t want to keep going through first-round exits. I don\u2019t want to keep going through the ideas of what we could be. I\u2019m tired of all the talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Rumors: Dallas Has Had \u2018Internal Discussions\u2019 About a Blockbuster Micah Parsons Trade<\/h2>\n<p>Yet, it has already been an NFL offseason full of talk about what the Cowboys will do. Less than 24 hours after our interview with Parsons,\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero\u00a0and Ian Rapoport reported that the Cowboys have had \u201cinternal discussions\u201d about a potential blockbuster trade involving Parsons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there have been no trade talks, sources say there have at least been some internal discussions about whether to pay Parsons or trade him for a king\u2019s ransom,\u201d Rapoport and Pelissero detailed in a February 9, story titled, \u201cExamining futures of Cowboys\u2019 Micah Parsons, Raiders\u2019 Maxx Crosby, other pass rushers in potentially wild 2025 offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Parsons had a public spat on social media with former Cowboys teammate DeMarcus Lawrence who bolted Big D for the Seattle Seahawks. It is difficult to imagine Dallas willingly moving on from Parsons, but the Cowboys are being pushed financially after inking Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to massive extensions in 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Micah Parsons &amp; the Cowboys Have Not Had \u2018Meaningful Talks\u2019 About a Contract Extension: Insider<\/h2>\n<p>Spotrac projects\u00a0Parsons\u2019 market value to be a four-year, $146 million contract, but some outlets have estimated that the four-time Pro Bowler could land an even more lucrative deal.\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Jane Slater\u00a0reported that the Cowboys and Parsons have not had \u201cmeaningful talks\u201d about a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there is chatter on Twitter about Micah Parsons and a contract extension being finalized, I checked,\u201d Slater noted in a March 18, message on X. \u201cNot only is it NOT done but what would be characterized as meaningful talks haven\u2019t even begun yet per two sources informed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys face a decision on Micah Parsons. 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