Cowboy star Micah Parsons is looking for a big deal with Jerry Jones' organisations ahead of the 2025 season. But the drama isn't looking to reach an end anytime soon. The talks have hit an impasse with no progress from either side.
According to some experts, it has reached an extent where parsons' potential split with the team could be on the cards if they don't reach an agreement anytime soon.
NFL insider Adam Schefter said on Tuesday that Parsons could be seeking at parting ways with the side after a brief stint of over four years. He is entering 2025 under his fifth-year option is set to earn just $24 million, while his elite contemporaries like T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett are earning over $40 million, making them two of the highest-paid non-QB players in the NFL.
Reacting to the whole fiasco, NFL insider and former safety Louis Reddick claimed it is the inefficiency of Jerry Jones & Co. that is delaying the entire negotiations.
The 26-year-old has nothing left to prove. He ticks all the boxes and now it is time pay him a fortune unless the team wants to separate ways which again could prove to be a big mistake.
“Micah has checked every box in that way, every single box, impact player, impact position, impact statistics, timely. He's done everything exactly the way you want,” Reddick said on Get Up's Wednesday episode.
The experienced analyst emphasized the fact that these talks happen with a predefined cap space. And with each day, things are turning bad, especially in Parsons' case.
“It wasn't because the guy got arrested, he failed a drug test or he's locker room cancer. Or he's been injured or he's a guy who hasn't produced. He's producing at a Hall of Fame rate, a young player that you drafted. These are the easiest contracts in the world. Everything that's happening with Dallas right now is self-inflicted. It's self caused…To me, that's flat out embarrassing,” he added.
Micah Parsons draws support from Troy Aikman
Earlier this week, the Hall of Famer voiced his opinion on the ongoing dilemma around Parsons' contract.
He claimed that Jones would be eventually handing the star linebacker a contract and that he sees not a single reason why any side would let go of a player like Micah Parsons, who happens to be the key player of the Cowboys' defense.
“I don't know what leverage [Parsons] has, other than the fact that they, in my opinion, won't be very good without him,” Aikman said, per CBS Sports.
He noted that it would be a big mistake if the side fails to reach an agreement ahead of the 2025 season. The linebacker is a crucial piece in Jerry Jones's pursuit of a playoff game and hopefully a Super Bowl.