{"id":49033,"date":"2025-05-17T09:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49033"},"modified":"2025-05-17T09:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:10:50","slug":"cowboys-jones-offers-micah-parsons-200-million-contract-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49033","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; Jones Offers Micah Parsons $200 Million Contract Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Dallas Cowboys&#8217; COO Stephen Jones remains tight-lipped on the progress of Micah Parsons&#8217; contract extension.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The long saga that is the contract situation of\u00a0Dallas Cowboys&#8217; pass-rushing linebacker\u00a0Micah Parsons\u00a0doesn&#8217;t appear to be any closer to being completed than it was a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>With a contract set to make Micah the highest-paid non-quarterback\u00a0in\u00a0NFL\u00a0history, naturally, a deal of that magnitude takes time&#8230;but the longer it goes, the more nervous fans sit in their seats.<\/p>\n<p>They want a Parsons deal as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-2ddfa5134ec946638f93bc81fc382467\" data-google-query-id=\"CJCm_IiUqo0DFSLJFgUdFKw2uA\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/d15f99f887f8f045c1598a320a613861.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"173\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0COO Stephen Jones thinks something will get done&#8230;just not right now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t comment on close or far away or any of that,&#8221;\u00a0Jones said. &#8220;Those things, usually, when the right things come together and everybody&#8217;s ready to do a deal, then it happens. 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with sources having told CowboysCountry.com that Jerry Jones and Micah have had discussions mentioning a deal for five years worth $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>But as we saw last offseason with Dak Prescott and\u00a0CeeDee Lamb, these contract situations can be a distraction, and for a new leader of the locker room in Micah, no doubt, he wants to get his deal done before training camp so he can focus on football.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-43facded90594f0599b739a72c560dd9\" data-google-query-id=\"CISg_IiUqo0DFS3iFgUdOzYI_Q\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/d15f99f887f8f045c1598a320a613861.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Whether that happens or not is unknown, but going by Stephen&#8217;s words, there is a positive thought to Parsons&#8217; 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