{"id":240266,"date":"2025-07-20T09:15:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=240266"},"modified":"2025-07-20T07:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T11:43:09","slug":"trapped-colin-cowherd-has-bizarre-take-on-cowboys-micah-parsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/20\/trapped-colin-cowherd-has-bizarre-take-on-cowboys-micah-parsons\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Trapped&#8221; &#8211; Colin Cowherd Has Bizarre Take on Cowboys Micah Parsons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons are currently in a stalemate on a new contract, and Colin Cowherd believes the T.J. Watt extension could complicate these talks. After threatening to hold out, the Steelers and Watt eventually agreed to a massive $123 million extension, making his the highest-paid non-quarterback in football on a per-year basis.<\/p>\n<p>This is bad news for the Cowboys, as Colin Cowherd believes the team has no choice but to basically match the Watt contract when they eventually pay Micah Parsons. In a recent segment, the NFL analyst said that he doesn\u2019t think Parsons is worth that type of money, but the Cowboys overall lack of depth gives them no choice but to spend up on their homegrown talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIf you look at the last two years of T.J. Watt\u2019s production, he\u2019s better, but it\u2019s kind of close,\u201d Cowherd says. \u201cIf I were Micah Parsons, I\u2019d want 85 percent\u2026do I think Micah Parsons is worth that? No I don\u2019t. But Dallas is trapped.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240268\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-240268\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Micah Parsons Cowboys Contract\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Micah-Parsons-Cowboys-Contract-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan 5, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) is tackled by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) during the second quarter at AT&amp;T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can the Cowboys afford to pay top dollar for Micah Parsons? <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colincowherd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@colincowherd<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bfKnTXT1Yd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bfKnTXT1Yd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Herd w\/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHerd\/status\/1946291381577920945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Colin Cowherd Says Cowboys Are \u201cTrapped\u201d In Micah Parsons Contract Talks<\/h2>\n<p>Cowherd thinks the Micah Parsons contract will come in under Watt\u2019s deal, but he could actually exceed it. While Watt is the better player, Parsons is an elite talent, and players like him generally reset the market when they sign extensions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there is a strong case to be made that Parsons has the brighter future. Watt is 30 years old and, while he\u2019s still great, is much closer to the end of his career than the 26-year-old Micah Parsons. Dallas may not want to pay Parsons top dollar after spending big on Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb, but as Cowherd points out, they don\u2019t have much of a choice.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Kevin Jairaj &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Cowherd believes the T.J. 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