{"id":37823,"date":"2025-04-02T02:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37823"},"modified":"2025-04-02T02:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:48:00","slug":"breaking-cowboys-have-made-final-decision-on-micah-parsons-extension-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37823","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Have Made Final Decision on Micah Parsons Extension: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0and star edge rusher Micah Parsons were at the center of\u00a0NFL\u00a0discourse on Tuesday, April 1, as the owners&#8217; meetings continued in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke to media members about the ongoing negotiations with Parsons involving an extension for the\u00a0four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher, who is entering the fifth-year team option of his rookie deal. In doing so, Jones was dismissive of Parsons&#8217; agent David Mulugheta, which ignited something of an indirect back and forth between the owner and his star player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The agent is not a concern here,&#8221;\u00a0Jones said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know his name.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-null\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicahhParsons11\/status\/1907135751986290812\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1907135751986290812&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fcowboys-micah-parsons-contract-extension-jerry-jones-nfl&amp;sessionId=ca0a93b7a75452d712376f99ca8e7d00b8f42dde&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907135751986290812\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Facts!! David is the best, and I will not be doing any deal without [him] involved,&#8221;\u00a0Parsons posted to X. &#8220;Like anyone with good sense, I hired experts for a reason. There is no one I trust more when it comes to negotiating contracts than David! There will be no backdoors in this contract.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the barbs from each side, ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter appeared on the Tuesday evening edition of SportsCenter and reported that Parsons and the Cowboys ultimately &#8220;will&#8221; get a deal done and that Parsons will remain in Dallas long-term.<\/p>\n<p>Schefter went on to note that Jones &#8220;isn&#8217;t in a hurry&#8221; to get a deal signed, though it is objective fact that the sooner Dallas inks Parsons, the less expensive he&#8217;s going to be.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons is eligible to extend now, though Dallas can push off a deal until next offseason, at which point the Cowboys would have the option to use the franchise tag to lock him up for a sixth season at a top-of-the-market salary.<\/p>\n<p>However, the NFL&#8217;s salary cap continues increasing annually and has jumped more than $50 million in the last two years alone. The top salaries at each premier position are also trending up essentially every year, with Myles Garrett resetting the edge rusher market at\u00a0$40 million annually\u00a0via his most recent extension with the\u00a0Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have already broken the bank on the likes of\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott, wide receiver\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0and cornerback Trevon Diggs. The longer they wait to pay Parsons, the more he&#8217;s likely to cost, which means the more money they will have tied up at the top of the roster and the less cash they&#8217;ll have to spend to build out a\u00a0Super Bowl-contending team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0and star edge rusher Micah Parsons were at the center of\u00a0NFL\u00a0discourse on Tuesday, April 1, as the owners&#8217; meetings continued in Palm Beach, Florida. 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