Micah Parsons has 'got to want to be paid,' Cowboys executive says

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The Dallas Cowboys face one giant storyline going into the 2025 season, and it has to do with locking down one of the best defensive players the team has had in quite some time.

Micah Parsons is going into the final year of his rookie deal. He’s recorded 256 tackles, 63 tackles for a loss and 52.5 sacks in 63 career games. He’s been one of the best edge rushers in the NFL since he entered the league in 2021.

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Stephen Jones, left, Dallas Cowboys co-owner, executive vice president, CEO and director of player personnel, speaks to reporters as Jerry Jones, Cowboys owner, president and general manager, listens during a news conference to open training camp on Monday, July 21, 2025 in Oxnard, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

So, the question is, why wouldn’t he be paid?

Cowboys EVP and CEO Stephen Jones offered his two cents on the matter as fans have heckled his father, Jerry Jones, to pay Parsons.

"It doesn’t change anything," Stephen Jones said of the fans’ heckling, via The Athletic. "We want to pay Micah too. He’s got to want to be paid."

Top defensive players like Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt received their big-money paydays during the offseason, and it appears Parsons would be next in line. Dallas also extended tight end Jake Ferguson and defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa in the offseason.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons speaks to reporters after training camp on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Oxnard, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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