NFL Trade Rumors
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero note the Cowboys have had internal discussions about the possibility of trading LB Micah Parsons.
The two add there have been no discussions with other teams and the Cowboys are still analyzing the situation. Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said in December he couldn’t imagine a scenario where Parsons wasn’t playing for Dallas in 2025.
Still, the Cowboys will face a challenge balancing a contract for Parsons on top of deals for QB Dak Prescott and WR CeeDee Lamb, all three of whom are or could be right at the top of the market for their respective positions, as well as leaving enough to fill out the rest of the roster.
Rapoport and Pelissero explain the Cowboys have to decide whether the best way forward is adding Parsons to that list and making the roster even more top-heavy, or exploring a godfather offer with tons of draft picks.
For what it’s worth, Parsons said in December he wasn’t necessarily prioritizing being the highest-paid defensive player and would prefer to have a deal wrapped up before training camp.
Parsons, 25, was the former No. 12 overall pick by the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Penn State. He’s in the final year of a four-year, $17,079,792 rookie contract that included a $9,781,667 signing bonus.
Dallas exercised the fifth-year option for Parsons and he’s slated to make $21.32 million guaranteed in 2025.
In 2024, Parsons has appeared in nine games for the Cowboys and recorded 28 total tackles, six tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass deflection.
We’ll have more on Parsons as the news is available.
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