There is nothing new to report and not much new to say about where talks between the Cowboys and Micah Parsons stand.
Parsons wants a long-term extension, and the Cowboys are dragging their feet as they have on signing their big-name players to deals.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones commented on Parsons on Thursday, using different words to say the same thing: They want a deal with the edge rusher, and eventually they will get a deal with him.
“When the right things come together, and everybody’s ready to do a deal, [then it happens](https://x.com/calvinwatkins/status/1923058966143144395),” Jones told Calvin Watkins of the _Dallas Morning News_. “We want Micah here. He knows we want him here. I think ultimately we’ll get something done.”
[It repeated what Jones said Tuesday](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/stephen-jones-micah-parsons-wants-to-be-a-cowboy-and-we-want-him-here-long-term).
Parsons, 25, became eligible for an extension after the 2023 season, and he now is in the final year of his contract scheduled to make $24 million on the fifth-year option.
The Bengals are paying wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase $40.25 million annually on a deal he signed this offseason. That’s the highest annual average for a non-quarterback, a number Parsons will surpass after 52.5 sacks in his first four seasons.
Parsons has participated in some of the team’s voluntary offseason work — more than in recent offseasons — though it’s unclear how much.
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