Cowboys' Micah Parsons Reportedly Offered Historic NFL Contract by Jerry Jones

Dallas Cowboys star edge-rusher Micah Parsons has reportedly received an offer for the massive payday he's been expected to receive this offseason.

According to Cowboys insider Clarence Hill of All City DLLS (h/t Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk), team owner Jerry Jones has offered Parsons a contract that would make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, surpassing Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase's $40.25 million annual average salary. Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is currently the highest-paid defensive player at $40 million per year.

Jones confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that he's been having direct conversations with Parsons about a new contract, noting he doesn't worry about the agent when negotiating a deal.

Parsons responded to Jones on Tuesday:

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones previously defended the team's stance on negotiating directly with players, citing previous successful negotiations with players like Tony Romo, DeMarcus Lawrence, Jason Witten and Zack Martin.

"We talk to agents all the time," Jones said, per Hill. "Dak [Prescott] was one of those guys who wanted us when it was business, to talk to his agent. We had Zack Martin. We’ve had Jason Witten. We’ve had Tony Romo. We’ve had DeMarcus Lawrence that like to come up and talk about their business and certainly we’ve got an open door policy when it comes to that, but we also have respect for our representatives as well. But Micah likes to talk about his business."

Parsons has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four years in the NFL and he earned All-Pro honors three times with two first-team selections. He has long been believed to be in line for the next bank-breaking contract, so it seems like it's just a matter of time before he receives his new deal.