Overview

• Parsons is poised to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a $24 million salary and is seeking a fresh extension that could make him the highest-paid defender in league history.
• Myles Garrett’s four-year, $160 million extension and looming deals for stars like T.J. Watt have pushed the market for elite edge rushers higher, bolstering Parsons’s leverage.
• Parsons has met with owner Jerry Jones to discuss his terms and says he remains optimistic a deal will be finalized before training camp, though no formal offer has been made.
• Former Cowboys lineman Chris Canty warned that Dallas’s habit of delaying star extensions has historically driven up costs, calling the team “day late and a dollar more.”
• Industry forecasts predict Parsons’s new deal could span four years and $162 million or more, underscoring the rising valuations for top defensive talent.