The Dallas Cowboys seem destined to give Micah Parsons his record-setting contract extension eventually.
But for now, things aren't in a great spot.
ESPN beat reporter Todd Archer broke things down in a new story out Friday:
"After Jerry Jones and Parsons had a private meeting in March in which the owner and general manager felt they had an agreement on the length of the deal, total dollars and the guaranteed money, things have slowed considerably," Archer wrote. "There has not been much dialogue from either side on closing any gaps."
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There are parallels between this Parsons negotiation and the prior ones with offensive stars Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.
"It's shaping up as another hurry-up-and-wait negotiation," Archer wrote, "much like the Cowboys had last offseason with CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott. Lamb missed almost all of training camp before signing in August. Prescott's deal was finalized the day of the season opener, but he did not miss a practice."
Archer goes on to point out that June 10 is the next key date in the timeline. That's mandatory minicamp, which Lamb skipped last year.
It's odd that the Cowboys and Parsons haven't had more consistent dialogue. It seems like this is something everyone should want to get done.
He should get at least $41 million per year to pass Ja'Marr Chase and Myles Garrett as the highest-paid non-QB in football.
Parsons has had at least 12 sacks in all four of his seasons since being drafted out of Penn State.
Dallas can't lose him, so they might as well just pay him what he's going to get sooner rather than later.
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