The Dallas Cowboys are selecting up the fifth-year possibility for defensive finish Micah Parsons, which shouldn’t be a lot of a shock given how vital he’s to the group’s protection.
The noteworthy improvement right here is that they’re reportedly selecting up that possibility by designating him as defensive finish and never a linebacker, in line with the Dallas Morning Information. That is a vital designation as a result of the distinction between a defensive finish designation and linebacker designation is round $3 million on the fifth-year possibility.
By designating him as a defensive finish, Parsons would solely make $21 million on his fifth-year possibility as a substitute of $24 million that the linebacker designation would carry.
On one hand, the Cowboys should not essentially flawed to label him a defensive finish.
He has spent a lot of the previous two seasons lining up as a defensive finish. That’s his main place at this level.
However he does nonetheless play snaps as a linebacker, and any time a participant can have two potential designations, they’re all the time going to need the one that’s going to pay them more cash.
So within the brief time period, it does appear to be one thing that shall be an issue for Parsons and his agent.
In the long run, it may not matter as a result of Parsons will in all probability by no means need to play his fifth 12 months (the 2025 season) on that possibility 12 months as a result of it’s anticipated he’ll signal a brand new contract extension earlier than then.
Nonetheless, till that occurs, it is a good instance of the kinds of video games and approaches groups need to make in a salary-cap league the place each greenback counts.
