It seems to never end with the Dallas Cowboys as they continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons going into the 2025 season.

While star defensive players like San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa ($34M), Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett ($40M) and Pittsburgh Steelers LB T.J. Watt ($41M) have each signed contract extensions within the last few years and make an average of at least $34M per year, Cowboys DE Micah Parsons is entering the final season of his rookie contract that will pay him $24M as part of his fifth-year option.

ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark was on Thursday’s edition of “First Take” and was asked what it would mean for the Cowboys moving forward if they were to let Parsons walk as stalled contract negotiations between the two persist.

“What that means to me is that you aren’t trying to compete for a championship right now,” Clark said. …”Your job is to draft, develop and retain the best players. Well, you got Micah Parsons at a slot in the draft where he was available to you and shouldn’t have been. So, you made the right decision. You drafted the player and then you developed him. You started as an off the ball linebacker, he moved on the ball to become a rush end and now he’s one of the most prolific in the history of the game. And so now, you get to take the next step and do the right thing, which is retain Micah Parsons and find a way to build around him.”