As another Dallas Cowboys offseason continues, another star player awaits an extension.
Last year, the biggest talking points in Dallas surrounded the contract statuses of Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. Both weapons will remain Cowboys for the foreseeable future, but now another playmaker wants a new deal.
Micah Parsons is looking to become one of the NFL’s highest-paid defenders. He has dominated in multiple ways throughout his Dallas tenure, making his mark as one of the league’s best young defenders.
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As of June, Parsons’ wait continues.
Let’s take a look at the players with the 10 largest contracts on Dallas’ roster ahead of the 2025 season, per overthecap.com:
1. QB Dak Prescott
Current total contract value: $240 million
2025 salary cap number: $50.5 million
Prescott endured a long wait for his new deal. It didn’t come to fruition until a few hours before Dallas’ season opener against the Cleveland Browns. A four-year, $240 million extension made Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history.
The team restructured Prescott’s contract to create some cap space ahead of the 2025 season. Prescott’s cap number currently sits at $50.5 million.
2. WR CeeDee Lamb
Current total contract value: $136 million
2025 salary cap number: $15.3 million
Lamb’s wait for a new contract was also pretty long. The star receiver held out of 2024 training camp, returning to the squad after a new agreement was reached. Dallas signed Lamb to a four-year extension worth $136 million.
Like Prescott, Lamb saw his contract restructured ahead of the 2025 campaign. His cap number sits at $15.3 million.
3. CB Trevon Diggs
Current total contract value: $97 million
2025 salary cap number: $12.5 million
The Cowboys signed Diggs to a five-year, $97 million extension in 2023. The 2025 season will be his second under that deal. At the time, his annual average of $19.4 million was tied for fifth-highest among NFL cornerbacks.
Diggs, who is recovering from knee surgery, has a $12.5 million cap number this year.
4. RT Terence Steele
Current total contract value: $86.8 million
2025 salary cap number: $18.1 million
Steele worked his way up from undrafted free agent to starting right tackle. The Cowboys secured Steele’s services long-term in 2023, signing him to a five-year extension worth $86.8 million.
His cap number for 2025 comes in at $18.1 million.
5. DT Osa Odighizuwa
Current total contract value: $80 million
2025 salary cap number: $6.2 million
In a somewhat rare move, the Cowboys devoted major financial resources to a defensive tackle this offseason. It turns out Odighizuwa’s new deal is also team-friendly.
The Cowboys signed Odighizuwa to a new four-year deal worth $80 million. His cap number for 2025 comes in around $6.2 million.
6. OG Tyler Booker
Current total contract value: $22.5 million
2025 salary cap number: $4.1 million
The No. 12 overall pick in the 2025 draft has signed his first deal in Dallas. Booker signed a four-year deal worth $22.5 million shortly after he was selected by the Cowboys.
He has a cap number of $4.1 million.
7. S Malik Hooker
Current total contract value: $24 million
2025 salary cap number: $7.7 million
Hooker is one of the key veterans on Dallas’ secondary. The team made sure Hooker would stick around for the foreseeable future in 2023, signing him to a three-year extension worth up to $24 million.
He has the seventh-highest cap number on the Cowboys’ roster in 2025, clocking in at $7.7 million.
8. S Donovan Wilson
Current total contract value: $21 million
2025 salary cap number: $8.6 million
Wilson is another pivotal part of the Cowboys’ secondary, lining up alongside Hooker. The Texas A&M product agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract extension with the Cowboys in 2023.
Wilson has the sixth-highest cap number on the Cowboys’ roster for the 2025 season at $8.6 million.
9. DE Micah Parsons
Current total contract value: $17 million
2025 salary cap number: $24 million
Parsons is one of the most important players on the Cowboys’ roster. He wants to be paid like one of the NFL’s highest-paid defenders.
He’s expected to ask for a $200 million contract extension that would become a record for a non-quarterback. Parsons notably attended all three days of the team’s mandatory minicamp in June. Will he be in Oxnard for training camp?
The Cowboys picked up Parsons’ fifth-year option last offseason. That means he’s currently set to be paid just over $24 million in 2025.
10. LB Kenneth Murray Jr.
Current total contract value: $15.5 million
2025 salary cap number: $7.4 million
Murray is set to play his first season in Dallas. The Cowboys acquired the former Oklahoma linebacker through a trade with the Tennessee Titans over the offseason.
His cap number currently sits at $7.4 million.
What about WR George Pickens?
Pickens will be an interesting name to watch during the 2025 season. The Cowboys acquired him through a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers and he’s currently set to make $3.6 million this year.
Shortly after he was traded, Pickens told reporters he was focused on the present and wasn’t thinking about a contract extension yet.
“I’m kind of where my feet are right now,” he said. “To be honest, I’m not really thinking about contracts. I’m just glad to be here at Cowboys right now and trying to build a winning culture.”
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