Micah Parsons appears to want Myles Garrett on the Cowboys.
The Dallas Cowboys have one of the best defensive players in the league on their roster in All-Pro Micah Parsons. Heading into his fifth NFL season, Parsons is in play for a new contract that is sure to be an extremely lucrative one, and it would behoove the Cowboys to get ahead of the curve on that situation. Another player that’s in the running for being the alpha male on the defensive side of the ball is Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, who won Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.
Garrett has terrorized the league since he entered it. However, the Browns haven’t had any real success on the field, which has caused him to demand a trade. This is what Parsons told CBS Sports HQ’s Bryant McFadden on Thursday when he was asked about Garrett’s request, and it’s certain to get Cowboys fans buzzing a bit.
He earned it, he earned that. Bro, honestly like I’d like to see him in Dallas. I don’t know if we have the money for him.
Currently, the Cowboys are about $2.8 million in the red per over the cap. However, they can create around $100 million in space by restructuring the contracts of guys like quarterback Dak Prescott and All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. Also, signing Parsons to an extension would create a nice chunk of change.
If anyone knows anything about Parsons by now, he cares about winning and wants to bring the Cowboys a Super Bowl. In speaking further about the idea of having Garrett join the Cowboys, Parsons even mentioned that he would take a little less on a new deal to ensure that the team could pull it off.
Oh, 100%. Yeah, 100%. Will he take less too? We would definitely have to make that happen.
Parsons and Garrett are both in the top five in sacks in 2021, with the former being fifth and the latter being first. So, getting these two together would be a dream come true. Parsons is the ultimate chess piece that can rush the passer from a variety of positions as well as roam sideline to sideline on the second level. Garrett is simply unblockable one-on-one or even when he faces double teams at times, and the two as a duo would be insane.
When it comes to the Cowboys, though, there’s the front office factor. Executive vice president Stephen Jones did say recently that he was open to reevaluating their approach as far as team building, mentioning teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, who happen to be playing in the Super Bowl against one another for the second time in three years. Both of those organizations not only build through the draft but they prioritize bringing in quality free agents. What Jones said sounds good, but how likely it is to happen is the question. History says it’s very low.
Garrett is the type of player that you push all the chips to the middle of the table for, and you figure out the rest later. The Cowboys likely won’t even join the poker game.
