Cowboys star Micah Parsons reveals plan if he doesn't have new contract by training camp

Had Micah Parsons not missed 4 games this play owed to injury, helium would easy beryllium a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year - again.

In each of his archetypal 4 seasons, including successful this injury-riddled season, the Dallas Cowboys stalwart walk rusher has recorded a twelve sacks. He finished second, 2nd and 3rd successful the Defensive Player of the Year voting successful each of his archetypal 3 years.

His 52.5 vocation sacks are the sixth-most by immoderate subordinate successful his archetypal 4 seasons. It is harmless to say, helium deserves to interruption the bank.

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Micah Parsons, #11 of the Dallas Cowboys, reacts against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Nov. 5, 2023 successful Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Parsons was eligible for a declaration hold past twelvemonth but ne'er got one. Now, helium is entering his 5th play (obviously, Dallas exercised his fifth-year option), but without a declaration this clip adjacent year, helium would beryllium a campaigner for the franchise tag.

Parsons has said helium wants to beryllium a Cowboy for life, possibly losing immoderate leverage astatine the negotiating table. He adjacent admitted helium does not request to beryllium the highest-paid antiaircraft subordinate ever.

But, helium does privation to beryllium paid, and without a contract, helium said helium volition beryllium constricted astatine grooming campy this year.

"I deliberation I’ll report, due to the fact that astatine the extremity of the day, with each of the caller coaches, things similar that, you request to beryllium astir the guys, they request a voice. I deliberation I’ll beryllium there," Parsons said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital. "Will I beryllium doing activities? Probably not. 

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, #11, walks connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Baltimore Ravens astatine AT&T Stadium connected Sept. 22, 2024 successful Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

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"I privation to marque definite I’m doing what I request to bash to respect my future, but I don’t judge successful punishing the team. I privation to beryllium astir my guys, making definite we’re starring and trending successful the close absorption of wherever we privation to be."

Nick Bosa's $170 cardinal is presently the astir wealth ever fixed to a non-quarterback. However, for reference, Von Miller got $120 cardinal astatine the property of 32 - Parsons is conscionable 25. Sandwiched betwixt them are Chris Jones astatine conscionable shy of $159 cardinal (aged 29 erstwhile helium signed), Josh Hines-Allen, who inked a $141.25 cardinal woody astatine property 25, and the $141 cardinal woody Brian Burns signed this past offseason, besides astatine 25 years young.

Jerry Jones has said helium has zero plans to commercialized Micah Parsons. However, it whitethorn request immoderate exploration, considering Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb are already combining for implicit 45% of the team's wage cap. 

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Parsons volition beryllium a $24 cardinal headdress deed successful 2025, meaning their 3 biggest stars volition relationship for astir 54% of their cap. One figures helium wants a batch much wealth than that. It is harmless to say, they request to beryllium originative if they privation to clasp their prima defender.

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