The contract dispute between star defender Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys has become the saga of the NFL offseason. Now, it appears that there could soon be a resolution. It’s just a question about what that resolution could be. NFL insider Dan Graziano appeared on Get Up Thursday morning. There, he shared that, with […]
The contract dispute between star defender Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys has become the saga of the NFL offseason. Now, it appears that there could soon be a resolution. It’s just a question about what that resolution could be.
NFL insider Dan Graziano appeared on Get Up Thursday morning. There, he shared that, with Dallas opening its 2025 season in a week against the defending Super Bowl champions and a divisional rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, it appears a resolution to the Parsons situation is coming.
“I feel like there’s been a little bit of a turn in the story,” Dan Graziano said. “To the point, where based on conversations that we were having yesterday and last night, a resolution feels like it might be pretty close. Now, what that resolution is, I think, is still up in the air.”
There are a few different potential resolutions, even if Graziano doesn’t know which one it’s going to be just yet. That includes resolutions that lead to a reconciliation of sorts with Dallas. There is potential for him to sign a new deal, as others have signed late-offseason extensions in the past with the Cowboys. He could also play without a deal or continue to sit, as well, though.
“It could be a deal between him and the Cowboys, a long-term deal,” Graziano said. “Sounds a little unlikely considering how little work has been done on that recently. It could be that he decides to show up and play. Play on the fifth year option and dare them to franchise him next year, which I think they would. It could be that he continues to sit out and say his back hurts. He went and got a second opinion on, preparing for that sort of argument.”
Parsons has spent his entire NFL career with Dallas after being a first round pick in 2021. A two-time First-Team All-Pro selection and a four-time Pro Bowl selection, Parsons has proven himself as one of the best players in the NFL. Last season, in 13 games, he’d have 12 sacks to go along with 43 total tackles. Now, he’s looking for a massive contract, likely surpassing the three-year, $123 million contract extension that the Pittsburgh Steelers gave TJ Watt.
With negotiations largely having stalled, rumors are beginning to swirl about a potential trade. At one point, that was unthinkable. Now, it’s more likely. The Green Bay Packers, in particular, have come up in those rumors.
“Then, there’s the possibility of a trade,” Graziano said. “Which I think a week ago I would have said was not a possibility, but now I think we’re at a point where you can’t rule it out. This thing has dragged on long enough, and there are team that have called the Cowboys and said, ‘Are you interested?’ I think the answer used to be, ‘No, we’re not trading him.’ Now it’s, ‘What would that look like?’ So, we’ll see, but I think in the next couple of days. Maybe by the end of the weekend, we could have some resolution on this one way or another. I just don’t feel comfortable predicting which way.”
Those trade rumors have increased rapidly. In particular, Micah Parsons being spotted at the airport helped spark them. Packers GM Brian Gutekunst would even be asked about trading for Parsons, even though he looked to avoid directly answering the question. Now, it seems like it’s a matter of time to see what comes to fruition.
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