Cowboys exercise fifth-year option on DE Micah Parsons

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The Dallas Cowboys picked up the fifth-year option on defensive end Micah Parsons on Wednesday.

The move will keep Parsons under contract through the 2025 season. It will pay him $21.32 million in 2025, barring a long-term deal with the Cowboys, a number determined by where he played the most snaps in 2023, which was DE. Parsons will earn $2