We are just a few weeks away from the start of the 2025 NFL season, and Micah Parsons still hasn’t come to an agreement with the Dallas Cowboys on a new contract. And according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the two sides are further away than they’ve been all offseason.
Cowboys, Micah Parsons Far Away in Contract Negotiations
Parsons is entering the final year of his rookie contract, which has made him one of the best bargains in the league in recent seasons. Since entering the league in 2021, he’s been a consistent All-Pro and a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year multiple times, making him one of the league’s premier edge rushers.
.@Realrclark25 weighs in on the Cowboys' situation with Micah Parsons.
"Why do you want to poke the bear? … You're going to pay him, so why do this publicly? … It's not good football, and it's certainly not good business." pic.twitter.com/dIUfpqqLOk
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) July 29, 2025
With the Cowboys exercising his fifth-year option for 2025, Parsons is looking to lock in long-term security and ensure that his compensation reflects his elite status before risking injury.
Dallas has been unwilling to pony up the money, at least not yet. Negotiations have dated all the way back to last offseason, and getting a deal done in 2024 would have saved the Cowboys some serious cash. But with guys like Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett, and TJ Watt signing new deals in 2025, the price tag a new Parsons contract has only increased.
Based on the comments from Schefter on Tuesday morning, there doesn’t appear to be a resolution on the horizon:
“We are further away from a deal in late July early August than we were in late March early April. The two sides have gone backwards, not forwards. I don’t think they’re speaking much these days if at all.”
Schefter was quick to point out that the situation tracks with how the Cowboys have operated in the past. They waited until the final days of the offseason to sign CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott last year, suggesting that owner Jerry Jones prefers to drag things out and remain in the headlines.
How and why the Micah Parsons contract negotiations have gone sideways.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 29, 2025
But Schefter would go on to say that the Parsons situation “feels different,” and is possibly more of a personal rift than a business one.
Micah Parsons has been a Pro Bowl player in each of his four NFL seasons. He is a two-time First Team All-Pro, and is one of the most consistent pass rushers in the league. He missed four games in 2025 due to injury, and was still able to rack up 12 sacks and 12 tackles for loss.
