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There was the snap where Micah Parsons ran unblocked from the left edge, and then the snap when he shed multiple blockers en route to a sack of Deshaun Watson.
There was the snap when Parsons lined up from the right and engaged then disengaged with backup left tackle James Hudson III en route to chasing Watson down in the backfield. And then the snap where Parsons collided with Watson just as he threw a pass that would land short of its intended receiver, Amari Cooper.
Only after these four pressures did the Cowboys and Cleveland Browns head to the locker room at halftime, the Browns trailing by 17 as they managed just one first down.
In Dallas’ 33-17 Week 1 win at Cleveland, Parsons ultimately generated nine pressures and one sack on Watson, with a 0.69-second get-off, per NFL Next Gen Stats, whose data considers 0.88 seconds “average.”
In short: Parsons dominated the game.
Micah Parsons gets first sack of year at end of Q1 vs. Deshaun Watson.
“Got a chip and beat it,” Tom Brady said on broadcast. “This guy deals with more double teams… This is what you deal with when your’e a great rusher.”pic.twitter.com/7hEZpuxXUU
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) September 8, 2024
And thus fans asked: When, and from whom, will the 2020 first-rounder’s payday come?
Parsons is entering the fourth year of his rookie deal, the final “cheap” year before his fifth-year option raises his salary by a multiple greater than seven. Afterward, the two-time All Pro is expected to earn a hefty contract that likely resets the edge rusher market.
But the Cowboys complicated that plan in recent weeks as they signed two players to top-of-market deals or close.
Will the Cowboys be able to pay Parsons after awarding receiver CeeDee Lamb an extension worth $34 million a year and quarterback Dak Prescott a deal averaging a whopping $60 million?
Yahoo Sports asked league sources how they’d handle the balancing act.
Micah Parsons is the next Dallas Cowboys star in line to get paid big….
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-09-11 22:19:54
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