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Myles Garrett doesn't care if Micah Parsons winds up making more money than him
Myles Garrett doesn't care if Micah Parsons winds up making more money than him
Myles Garrett's contract set the market for non-quarterbacks.
I asked him what he thinks Micah Parsons deserves from the Dallas Cowboys:
'I think he deserves whatever he's earned. Once I got the chance to train with him. I've seen his work ethic. I've seen how he attacks. The… — Abby Jones (@_abigaiiiil) June 15, 2025
There's no need to sugarcoat an already fraught situation. To this point, Micah Parsons has dramatically outplayed the parameters of his rookie contract with the Dallas Cowboys. In fact, I would go as far as to say that the Cowboys essentially owe the edge rusher the world. Yet, here we are in mid-June, watching Dallas twist around in the wind with a 26-year-old superstar defender who already has over 50 career sacks and 112 quarterback hits in his first four seasons.
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Do you know how utterly rare that is? How special that is? Do you know the kind of company Parsons keeps with those numbers? At no risk of hyperbole, that sort of production and pace is First-Ballot Hall of Fame worthy!
It boggles the mind why anyone would want to play hardball with someone like Parsons in his young prime, but I suppose that's the Cowboys for you. They can't get out of their own way, and especially so in an ongoing sticky salary cap situation.
We can count "graveyard-builder" Myles Garrett among those perplexed by Parsons' stalled contract talks with the Cowboys. Which is particularly notable considering the recently extended Cleveland superstar and Parsons are the same caliber of talent and player. With a $40 million average annual value and over $123 million guaranteed on his contract, Garrett is comfortably the NFL's highest-paid defender. And he has zero insecurity about Parsons likely surpassing him, if and when he re-ups with Dallas (or someone else).
Why? The easy answer is that Garrett believes Parsons has clearly earned such compensation. The more nuanced answer is that NFL superstar pass-rushers have a tight-knit fraternity and, in that case, members of the fraternity believe a rising tide lifts all boats:
Listen, if someone of Garrett's prolific stature thinks Parsons is worthy enough to join an all-too-exclusive club, then the Cowboys should be taking notes. Stars like Garrett and Parsons are a lot closer than they think. And word tends to go around about squads who hesitate to handsomely reward their homegrown franchise players. Cheapness with internal development and talent is the last kind of reputation you ever want as a major pro sports franchise.
If the Cowboys wanted any more pressure to make Parsons happy (they definitely don't), then Garrett's wholehearted endorsement here should be enough to push them over the edge.
