{"id":56764,"date":"2025-06-18T03:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T03:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56764"},"modified":"2025-06-18T03:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T03:53:05","slug":"breaking-adam-schefter-predicts-micah-parsons-will-sign-historic-contract-with-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56764","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Adam Schefter Predicts Micah Parsons Will Sign Historic Contract With Cowboys.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have yet to ink edge rusher Micah Parsons to a contract extension, and the price figures only to be going up while they wait.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas already made\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott the\u00a0highest-paid player in NFL history\u00a0based on annual average salary by inking him to a four-year extension worth\u00a0$240 million\u00a0($60 million per season) in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter appeared on the Tuesday, June 17 edition of &#8220;Unsportsmanlike Radio with Evan Canty and Michelle&#8221; and predicted that\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0owner Jerry Jones will eventually make Parsons the\u00a0highest-paid defensive player in league history\u00a0once the linebacker ultimately signs an extension of his own.<\/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 data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnSportsESPN\/status\/1934960675387850857\" 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=1934960675387850857&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fmicah-parsons-cowboys-historic-contract-extension-prediction-adam-schefter-nfl&amp;sessionId=024ca70950db7f5728b6f231cce2fbdd8d2c7632&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1934960675387850857\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Micah Parsons I expect to become the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history,&#8221;\u00a0Schefter said. &#8220;[Trey] Hendrickson, [T.J] Watt: I think they&#8217;ll be in the [Maxx] Crosby, [Myles] Garrett range &#8212; somewhere in there. I don&#8217;t have an exact number. &#8230; But I can say, I believe with great confidence, that Micah Parsons will become the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. If you go back and look at some of the numbers, his numbers are outstanding. And he&#8217;s younger than all of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Garrett inked a four-year contract extension this offseason with the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0worth a total of\u00a0$160 million\u00a0($40 million annually), which is the most any defender at any position has ever made on a per season basis. As such, that is the number Schefter is predicting Parsons will beat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons\" width=\"4979\" height=\"3320\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE0MjI5MjM0Nzg3Mjk3MDYw\/usatsi_25103016.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Parsons, a former first-round pick (No. 12 overall) in 2021, is entering the final season of his rookie contract in 2025. He initially inked a four-year deal worth $17.1 million, but Dallas exercised a fifth-year team option on that agreement, which pays Parsons just over\u00a0$24 million\u00a0in his age-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Technically, the Cowboys will be able to use the franchise tag to hold onto Parsons on a lucrative one-year contract in 2026, though it makes far more sense for the team to extend him before that if Dallas intends to keep him longterm. The longer they wait, the more Parsons&#8217; price tag is likely to rise based on projected increases to the league-wide salary cap and other defensive players potentially resetting the high watermark financially.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons is a four-time Pro Bowler and a three-time All-Pro honoree who has amassed\u00a063 tackles for loss and 52.5 sacks\u00a0in 63 games played over his four-year NFL career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have yet to ink edge rusher Micah Parsons to a contract extension, and the price figures only to be going up while they wait. 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