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NBC Sports
16-05-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
It doesn't matter if the Cowboys and Micah Parsons have a "handshake deal"
A social-media dustup (not the Del Rio kind) broke out on Thursday regarding the question of whether the Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons have a 'handshake deal' on a new contract. Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of All City DLLS reports that a handshake deal exists. However, Parsons disputes it. It doesn't matter. Handshake deals are meaningless. They're unenforceable. They're not worth the paper they're not printed on. The NFL has a specific procedure for executing player contracts. The document must be reduced to writing. The player's NFLPA-certified agent must be involved. The deal must be approved by the NFL. No informal agreement matters until the final deal is done. And if, as it appears, owner/G.M. Jerry Jones threw an arm around Parsons's shoulder and spouted off a few numbers and Parsons nodded along, it doesn't mean jack diddly squat. Even if they capped it with a handshake. The law of every state requires certain types of contracts (e.g., real estate transfers) to be reduced to writing. The law of the NFL, as set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and by the mandates of the NFL's Management Council, requires every player contract to be in writing. And signed. And approved. Even if Parsons verbally agreed to every single term of the deal, it does not matter until the contract is signed, sealed, and delivered to 345 Park Avenue for final approval. Until then, the player can change his mind. The team can change its mind. The entire issue of whether they shook hands on it obscures the deeper problem with the Cowboys' way of doing business. Why dick around with a handshake deal when it's fairly simple to sit down and hammer out a formal agreement? The Cowboys love to wait for a ticking clock. Maybe they think it makes things more interesting. It definitely doesn't make things cheaper. And it doesn't create cap space that can be used on other players. Again, we're not saying there was or wasn't or is or isn't a handshake deal. We're saying that it doesn't matter, one way or the other. All that matters is whether the Cowboys and Parsons's agent agree on the key terms, print out the paperwork, sign it, and send it in. In the time it took me to hunt and peck this blurb, they could have gotten half of the work done.
USA Today
26-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Micah Parsons responds to DeMarcus Lawrence's criticism: 'It's ridiculous'
Hear this story There's a new chapter in the offseason beef between former teammates Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence. It all started shortly after Lawrence signed with the Seahawks in free agency. The former Cowboys defensive end told Hawk Blogger, "Dallas is my home ... but I know for sure I'm not gonna win a Super Bowl there," prompting a response from Parsons on social media. "This what rejection and envy look like!" Parsons posted on X. "This some clown [expletive]!" Lawrence quickly fired back with a social media post of his own. "Calling me a clown won't change the fact that I told the truth. Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn't have left," he wrote. A week later, Parsons responded in an interview with All City DLLS, saying that his tweeting habits have had no influence on his on-field performance. "I think it's ridiculous. You watch the tape. There's no question I'm locked in," Parsons said. "I'm giving my actual best effort out there on the field, which I think that's all that matters. I have an obligation to be the leader of my family, to take care of my family, and that's to provide for them. I keep the main thing, the main thing. But I like off-field adventures, too. "Everyone has their selection of how they want to deal with things. Some people drink. Some people smoke. I like to tweet. I like to be active and know about ball. I like to know what everyone else is doing. And that's just me. I don't drink. I don't smoke. What I care about is the effort you give me on the football field, and that's something you can't question. I know I'm one of the best players and as long as I'm performing that way, it shouldn't matter. When you jump offside on the goal line, is that because I'm tweeting? I think it's ridiculous, outrageous." Parsons has recorded 52.5 sacks and 256 tackles in four years with the Cowboys. He's started every one of his 63 games and played over 80% of the defensive snaps each year. The Penn State product also earned Pro Bowl nods in his first four seasons and finished in the top-three of Defensive Player of the Year voting in each of his first three seasons. In 2021 and 2022, he earned first-team All-Pro honors as well. Parsons missed four games in 2024 with a high ankle sprain but still finished the year with 43 tackles, 12 sacks and two forced fumbles. The Cowboys finished the year with a 7-10 record, good for third place in the NFC East. The Seahawks, Lawrence's new team, went 10-7 last year and narrowly missed the playoffs.
NBC Sports
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
Micah Parsons on DeMarcus Lawrence's criticism: Questioning my commitment is ridiculous, outrageous
It's safe to say Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons isn't upset about DeMarcus Lawrence's departure for Seattle. Parsons now is the unquestioned leader of the Cowboys defense, a role Lawrence, as the elder statesman, held since Parsons arrived as a first-round pick in 2021. Parsons also no longer has to feign a camaraderie with Lawrence. 'I thought it was my time last year, trying to bring that team back in life, even though most people thought we were dead in the water,' Parsons said last week, via Clarence Hill of All City DLLS. 'I think it's my time now. I don't got to bump heads with no other dude. I wish them guys the best. But it's kind of hard when you butt heads with another person. They think different; they feel different; and they want to be in the room different. Now it's my time to really take over.' The truth of Parsons and Lawrence's relationship was revealed during a public spat after Lawrence said he was never going to win a Super Bowl in Dallas. Parsons went after Lawrence on social media and Lawrence responded, saying among other things, 'Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn't have left.' Over the summer, Cowboys defensive back Malik Hooker questioned how much time Parsons spends on his podcast. Parsons again has found it necessary to defended himself against questions about whether his off-field pursuits are a distraction to the team. 'I think it's ridiculous,' Parsons said. 'You watch the tape. There's no question I'm locked in. I'm giving my actual best effort out there on the field, which I think that's all that matters. I have an obligation to be the leader of my family, to take care of my family, and that's to provide for them. I keep the main thing, the main thing. But I like off-field adventures, too. 'Everyone has their selection of how they want to deal with things. Some people drink. Some people smoke. I like to tweet. I like to be active and know about ball. I like to know what everyone else is doing. And that's just me. I don't drink. I don't smoke. What I care about is the effort you give me on the football field, and that's something you can't question. I know I'm one of the best players and as long as I'm performing that way, it shouldn't matter. When you jump offside on the goal line, is that because I'm tweeting? I think it's ridiculous, outrageous.' Parsons is scheduled to play 2025 on the fifth-year option of $24.07 million but is expected to sign a long-term contract that will pay him more than $40 million annually. Parsons said that would make him the happiest man alive.
NBC Sports
21-03-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Micah Parsons says $40 million annually would make him "the happiest man alive"
Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons is optimistic about getting a long-term deal with the team. The question is: When? Clarence Hill of All City DLLS reports the Cowboys have yet to have 'real talks' with Parsons' agent, David Mulegheta, though a deal could come together quickly if both sides are motivated. Parsons said Thursday he was unconcerned about not having a long-term agreement yet, adding he has spoken with owner Jerry Jones and executive vice president Stephen Jones around the team facility. 'It's coming along well,' Parsons said, via Hill. Parsons said late last season that he didn't need $40 million annually, but since then, Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett and Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase reset the market for non-quarterbacks at more than $40 million. Parsons is expected to top the $40.25 million yearly average of Chase. Parsons acknowledged Thursday that "$40" million is real for him. 'I just played these last couple years on $2 [million] and $3 million,' Parsons said. 'I think if I had $40 million, I'd be the happiest man alive. You go from playing for the league rookie minimum and get that big of a jump, I think anybody would be happy.' Parsons played last season for a base salary of $2.989 million and is scheduled to play 2025 on the fifth-year option of $24.07 million. He sent something of a message on social media Friday after Mulugheta negotiated big deals for Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn and Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. 'Some of these agents don't have the best interest for y'all man!,' Parsons wrote. 'Wake up. David Mulugheta has been showing it time and time again! It's sad seeing some of these players get violated by teams because of lack of decency and effort by their agents!' So, no, Parsons isn't taking a hometown discount. With four Pro Bowls, two All-Pro citations and 52.5 sacks in four seasons, he has earned an extension that makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league.
