Micah Parsons’ payday is closer now than ever.
That’s the general consensus after the Steelers signed T.J. Watt to a record-setting, $41 million per year deal.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio thinks Parsons will now command $45 million per year on his extension.
“Our guess is it’ll be closer to $45 million, if not more than that,” Florio said. “He’s well younger than the edge rushers who have gotten to the $40 million mark (Watt and Myles Garrett). And, again, the longer the Cowboys wait, the more expensive the final deal likely will be. It’s actually good for the Cowboys and Parsons that Watt’s deal was done. Parsons and his agents may have wanted to wait for Watt before doing a deal. Even though Parsons might exceed Watt and Garrett by a significant margin, the Watt deal remained a key data point for Parsons.”
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Two superstar defensive stars are waiting for their new contracts. Parsons is one, along with Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson.
Hendrickson isn’t expected to break the non-QB salary record, but Parsons has been expected to do so all along.
Now it’s just a matter of when the deal gets signed, and for how much.
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