Micah Parsons has no rush negotiating his new contract with the Cowboys: “All I gotta do is keep getting sacks”

Micah Parsons on Tuesday joined the Cowboys for the minicamp, and announced he is focused doing well with the team.

Micah Parsons has no rush negotiating his new contract with the Cowboys: “All I gotta do is keep getting sacks”

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (Image via IMAGO)

With two All-Pro and three Pro Bowl call-ups since entering the NFL in 2021, Micah Parsons has undeniably been a top 3 edge rusher in the league. He only has one year remaining in his rookie contract, but the 25-year-old is in no hurry to sign the new one.

Parsons would prefer to see CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott get their due. Similar to him, both Lamb and Prescott will play the final year of their respective contracts.

While the Cowboys have a fair idea of how much Lamb might ask, Prescott’s story is different and complicated. He can neither be traded nor franchise-tagged and releasing him before March 2025 would count as $40.25 million against the salary cap.

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Parsons is aware of all the scenarios, which is why his first order of action after attending the Mandatory Minicamp was to clear out that he is ready to wait for the right moment.

Time will tell. I can't really put a timetable on mine. All I gotta do is keep getting sacks and that stuff is gonna handle itself.
Micah Parsons said per The Athletic’s Jon Machota

The question is: how long will a linebacker with 40 sacks in 50 games wait for a suitable extension? In his words, he could fetch money equivalent to quarterbacks in the NFL.

This market is going to just jump up and the cap goes up again next year. They’re talking about these contracts might, for a high-caliber player, might be up to $40 million by then.
Micah Parsons said per Dallas-based Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Currently, the Baltimore Ravens Roquan Smith is the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL with $20 million a year followed by the San Francisco 49ers Fred Warner with $19 million.

Contract talks can wait for Micah Parsons as he eyes a successful training camp with the Cowboys

After fans found out that Micah Parsons was traveling around the world for personal training instead of attending the OTAs, most of them thought it was because the Penn State graduate demanded more money. However, the reason behind Parsons’ absence was simple, and it wasn’t an isolated move.

Micah Parsons has no rush negotiating his new contract with the Cowboys: "All I gotta do is keep getting sacks"
Micah Parsons (Image via IMAGO)

That's always been my style. I don't think it's anything new. I have my own way of doing things.
Micah Parsons said on Tuesday after turning up for the first day of the minicamp

It’s true because Parsons always finds unique ways to condition his body without attending the Voluntary training sessions at Arlington. Going toe-to-toe with a Sumo Wrestler in Japan was certainly a part of his bucket list.

When asked about whether he was up to speed with the playbook, Parsons claimed ‘defense is defense’, it doesn’t take eons to memorize everything.

I wasn't missing anything. I was just getting better, getting faster, getting stronger. Just doing what Micah does in the offseason — wrestling sumos. I just had fun.
Micah Parsons said per the Dallas Cowboys’ official website

Even though Parsons is back with the team, wide receiver 1 CeeDee Lamb has opted to skip the minicamp due to halted contract talks. The linebackers spoke in support of Lamb, claiming he deserves to be the best-paid receiver in the NFL.

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