CowboysCountry.com has the scoop on what’s going on between Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys at the moment – and why what’s going on is “nothing.”
FRISCO – There exists a Dallas Cowboys inevitability here.
Micah Parsons will be a “Cowboy for Life.” Sometime between now and the start of the 2025 NFL regular season, he will sign a contract with “America’s Team” that will pay him in the range of $40 million per season. It might be a four-year deal, or maybe a five-year deal.
And Parsons will experience another stellar season capped by a Pro Bowl berth.
But first? Another inevitability … and one that is irritating Cowboys fans.
Yes, “it takes two to tango.”
But we have the scoop on what’s going on at the moment – and why what’s going on is “nothing.”
This offseason, Jerry and Stephen Jones obviously shifted into a different gear from where this franchise was a year ago.
No, the Cowboys’ 82-year-old owner didn’t go “wildcattin”’ as was the case decades ago.
But entering the 2024 season, Dallas let 11 starters/rotational players leave via free agency … and barely lifted a finger to replace them.
And they did so, by the way, on the heels of Jerry announcing theatrically that the franchise was “all in” on chasing a title.
It was – much to the chagrin of Cowboys Nation – empty gibberish.
The Dallas front office wasn’t “all in” in any traditional sense.
“Mail it in” is more like it.
Fast-forward to this offseason … and yes, there is a different “all-in” flavor.
Dallas has acquired a dozen veterans, most with starter credentials. The Cowboys made four trades, capped by a successful plan to land a No. 2 receiver to complement star CeeDee Lamb resulting in George Pickens rolling into town.
But something is missing.
A source tells CowboysCountry.com that while the Joneses and Parsons spoke face-to-face at least three times, with the parties hovering around the idea of a five-year, $200 million contract that would make Parsons one of the highest-paid players in NFL history … the Joneses have yet to make official follow-up contact with agent David Mulugheta.
One key here: The player can talk contract with a team official; that’s CBA-legal. But once the player informs the team that it must go through the agent?