Micah Parsons directly sends Myles Garrett a message in light of Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LIX win
It's no secret Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons is gearing up for what could be long, exhausting contract negotiations with Jerry and Stephen Jones.But that isn't stopping Parsons from shooting his shot and adding who could be a "competitor" for the payday that awaits him. That's because since Myles Garrett requested a trade from […]
It's no secret Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons is gearing up for what could be long, exhausting contract negotiations with Jerry and Stephen Jones.
But that isn't stopping Parsons from shooting his shot and adding who could be a "competitor" for the payday that awaits him. That's because since Myles Garrett requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns, the Cowboys superstar has been using his appearance on various shows to recruit the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year.
His latest effort happened with a direct tag on Twitter/X in response to a post outlining the Philadelphia Eagles' comments after winning Super Bowl LIX, all of which focused on building a dynasty.
Parsons tagged Garrett with a message that read "Let’s stop Thanos and friends!" with a GIF of Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man snapping his finger in The Avengers: Endgame, an iconic scene that represents the defeat of the supervillain.
During Super Bowl week, Parsons told NFL on CBS he would "100%" take less money on his next contract extension but noted it would probably be necessary for Garrett to lower his financial demands as well.
"We would definitely have to make that happen," Parsons said.
Before you get excited at the prospect of the league's top edge rushers playing together in Dallas, consider it's extremely unlikely to happen. First of all, it would require the Cowboys making what would arguably be the most aggressive trade in franchise history.
Landing Garrett would likely require multiple first-round draft picks and plenty of salary cap maneuver. Teams like the Eagles and Los Angeles Rams have shown that where there's a will there's a way but the Cowboys are much more conservative about their approach to managing the cap.
CBS' Joel Corry broke down the challenges of trading Garrett in a recent article, with two notes sticking out:
Fitting Garrett into another team's salary cap isn't the biggest impediment to a trade besides Cleveland's unwillingness to part with him. It's the cap consequences for the Browns by trading Garrett. (. . .)
Presumably, the acquiring team or the Browns will be extending Garrett's contract in 2025. Garrett's existing contract is outdated. In four years, he has gone from the league's highest-paid non-quarterback at $25 million per year to tied for the 20th-highest paid. Garrett had two years left on his rookie contract when he signed the extension.
If you expect the same front office that refuses to spend in free agency because of the big deals it has signed with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to 1) extend Parsons, 2) give up precious draft capital for Garrett, and 3) sign Garrett to an extension he will for sure seek, then you, dear reader, are a much more optimistic person than I am. And I consider myself a realistic optimist.
But hey, you've got to appreciate Parsons making an effort to better the Cowboys. Perhaps he believes he can fix Jerry Jones and convince him to change the franchise's team-building ways or perhaps he knows what exactly what's up and he just wants to earn the hearts of fans.
