Analyst blasts Cowboys over contract negotiations with Micah Parsons

It appears to by no means finish with the Dallas Cowboys as they proceed to make headlines for all of the flawed causes going into the 2025 season.

Whereas star defensive gamers like San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa ($34M), Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett ($40M) and Pittsburgh Steelers LB T.J. Watt ($41M) have every signed contract extensions inside the previous few years and make a median of at the least $34M per 12 months, Cowboys DE Micah Parsons is getting into the ultimate season of his rookie contract that may pay him $24M as a part of his fifth-year choice.

ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark was on Thursday’s version of “First Take” and was requested what it might imply for the Cowboys shifting ahead in the event that they have been to let Parsons stroll as stalled contract negotiations between the 2 persist.

“What which means to me is that you simply aren’t attempting to compete for a championship proper now,” Clark stated. …”Your job is to draft, develop and retain one of the best gamers. Effectively, you bought Micah Parsons at a slot within the draft the place he was obtainable to you and should not have been. So, you made the proper choice. You drafted the participant and then you definately developed him. You began as an off the ball linebacker, he moved on the ball to change into a rush finish and now he is one of the vital prolific within the historical past of the sport. And so now, you get to take the subsequent step and do the proper factor, which is retain Micah Parsons and discover a solution to construct round him.”