Cowboys exercise fifth-year option on DE Micah Parsons

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Wed 24th April, 17:41 2024
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates his sack against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Set. 24, 2023.Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates his sack against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Set. 24, 2023. credits: Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Dallas Cowboys picked up the fifth-year option on defensive end Micah Parsons on Wednesday.


The move will keep Parsons under contract through the 2025 season. It will pay him $21.32 million in 2025, barring a long-term deal with the Cowboys, a number determined by where he played the most snaps in 2023, which was DE. Parsons will earn $2.99 million this season.

Parsons has 40.5 sacks in three seasons, including a career-best 14 in 2023. He's a three-time Pro Bowl player and two-time All-Pro. He was also the 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year.


—Field Level Media

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