Micah Parsons Sends Warning to Cowboys Over Contract Extension Snub

Anew contract hasn't been placed on the table for Micah Parsons just yet. The Dallas Cowboys pass rusher has been patiently waiting all summer for his team to make the right offer.

At this point, it's left Parsons questioning why it's taking so long for the right offer to come—especially since he wanted to get done an extension as early as last season.

"We obviously wanted to get it done early. We wanted that relief off our backs, but obviously, ownership is always going to make it drag out," Parsons told retired WWE superstar, The Undertaker. "Make it more complicated than it has to be. A lack of communication."

While Parsons believes it will ultimately work itself out as desired in due time, the process hasn't been easy. After Parsons had another strong season in Dallas, he was left confused why his situation couldn't get sorted out sooner.

"I always say, 'God has me this far. He ain't done with me yet.' I just keep working, keep going. When it comes, I'm going to be ready. There ain't going to be no dropoff," Parsons added.

"I'll never understand it. We wanted to do the contract last year. They were just like, 'We want to do Dak [Prescott] and CeDee [Lamb].' Then you go out there and perform again and you would think we would get it done early. There's about to be some guys that were about to get re-paid .... You would think let's get ahead of that, you know what I mean? I just never understand when guys come into the league and they're consistent and they perform well, why they have such an urge, but there are guys that have just one good year or maybe two good years and they just get it right away. ... You got all these other guys wanting to get paid, and you can't want us to take less because you decided to wait."

Some of the NFL's top pass rushers landed new contracts this season. Parsons mentioned Myles Garrett, who received a four-year extension worth $160 million to return to the Cleveland Browns. He also mentioned the Las Vegas Raiders veteran, Maxx Crosby, who inked a three-year deal worth $106 million.

With those two landing lucrative offers, it gave Parsons a strong example to work with when heading to the negotiating table.

Since entering the NFL in 2021, Parsons has started all 63 games he played. The veteran has produced 256 tackles, 63 of which were for losses. He has accounted for 52.5 sacks and forced nine fumbles over time.

While Parsons' injury concerns caused him to play in just 11 games last season, he still had a strong campaign by registering 12 sacks. It's clear he's deserving of a contract that would make him one of the highest-paid in the NFL at his position. The Cowboys are just taking much longer than he had hoped to get it done.