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The Dallas Cowboys always crack the door open for some drama when they have a superstar up for a major contract extension. They ensured there was plenty of intrigue around the contract negotiations for All-Pro quarterback Dak Prescott and All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee lamb last offseason before re-signing both of them.
Now, three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons is on deck, playing out his fourth year of his rookie deal in 2024.
“We love Micah,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told NFL.com on Wednesday after the NFL’s winter league meetings. “I can’t imagine there’s a scenario where he’s not wearing a star on his helmet.”
That comment certainly makes it seem like Parsons, who is one of two players along with Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White to have at least 13 sacks in each of their first three seasons played since 1982 (when individual sacks began being officially tracked as a statistic), will be re-signed as a core piece of the Cowboys for years to come. However, Jones also didn’t rule out trading Parsons in a potential effort to diversify the Dallas’ spending up and down its roster after the team’s starts have been decimated by injuries in 2024.
“I think that’s a balancing act that you always got to look at,” Jones said. “Especially when you’re good, good players get hurt and are not on the field. It totally magnifies the issue if you lose guys like Dak [Presscott], and [Trevon] Diggs misses games, Zack Martin misses games, and it’s going to magnify something like that. You’re going to say, ‘God, are we smart having this much money tied into the top five to 10 players?'”
When Parsons himself was told about those comments following the Cowboys’ 30-14 victory that improved their record to 6-8 with three games left in the regular season, he maintained he didn’t have any hard feelings about them, and he reiterated a desire to remain in Dallas.
“I…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-12-16 00:24:00
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