As explained by NBC Sports’ Mike Florio, Dallas may be leveraging time to its advantage. The Cowboys, Florio believes, are willing to pay Parsons $24 million this season and then use the exclusive franchise tag next year—getting two years of elite production for around $27 million without having to agree to a contract extension in advance.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/cowboys as Micah Parsons could face major consequences if he leaves training camp. The Dallas Cowboys and star defensive end Micah Parsons have seemingly been leagues apart from one another in terms of negotiating his new contract.

The Vikings let Darnold walk in free agency in favor of McCarthy, their top 10 draft pick from a year ago who has never played an NFL snap. McCarthy tore his meniscus last preseason and missed all of his rookie campaign, getting the mental reps as Darnold shined on the field.

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Dallas Cowboys EDGE Micah Parson is dealing with back issue, but doesn’t plan to stay away from the team during camp.

Dallas got over its fear of needing all the data before doing a deal with their Pro Bowl TE, time to their address All-Pro edge rusher