Matt Johnson
After the Dallas Cowboys were eliminated in the Wild Card round last year, team owner Jerry Jones announced the franchise would go “all in” that offseason to compete for a Super Bowl. The club only signed Ezekiel Elliott and Eric Kendricks, which played a role in going 7-10 this past season.
After failing to meet expectations in 2024, Dallas fired head coach Mike McCarthy then promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to take over. It’s largely been viewed as an underwhelming hire around the league, a potential precursor of what could be coming this Cowboys offseason.
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- Micah Parsons stats (ESPN): 23 QB hits, 12 TDLs, 12 sacks, 2 forced fumbles in 13 games
Dallas isn’t necessarily in a great position to spend right now. At the start of the offseason, the Cowboys are nearly $3 million over the NFL salary cap in 2025. Contract restructures can address some of that, but the team won’t have enough financial flexibility to land top free agents. That could change with a Micah Parsons contract extension, but there have already been NFL rumors that the front office has considered trading him.
Speaking with the team’s official website, Parsons shared that he is pleading with the front office to take action this spring to improve the Cowboys roster. Not only does he want to see additions made, but he is pushing for the club to be aggressive.
“Obviously, talent is here, but we’ve just got to finish; and go be aggressive the same way they did, you know? “I don’t wanna sit back and just watch other people build and build and build and I [we] stay the same, so we definitely need some call to action.”
Micah Parsons on how the Dallas Cowboys should approach the offseason
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- Micah Parsons contract (Spotrac): $24.007 million cap hit in 2025, NFL free agent in 2026
However, an aggressive offseason would go against the hiring of Schottenheimer as head coach and it would be a direct contrast to how Jones has handled NFL free agency in recent years. If Dallas is going to spend aggressively this spring, it might only be to extend Parsons’ contract.
Parsons likely already knows big moves to improve the roster aren’t coming but he might be hoping that speaking out adds to the public pressure mounting on the Cowboys front office. If the perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate wants to play for a team with an aggressive front office, he’ll either need to be traded or depart in NFL free agency when his contract expires.
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