Micah Parsons is waiting for a mega contract with the Dallas Cowboys. If the defensive star has his way, he will set new standards.

The Minnesota Vikings recently made wide receiver Justin Jefferson the top earner among non-quarterbacks in the NFL with an average of 35 million dollars per year.

If edge rusher Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys has his way, however, this will be short-lived.

“I mean, yeah,” the defensive star said when asked, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, emphasizing that he will change the market and surpass Jefferson.

However, Parsons must continue to be patient.Cowboys severely limited in star contracts

The 25-year-old still has two years left on his rookie contract, including the option for a fifth year, while quarterback Dak Prescott and receiver CeeDee Lamb are entering the final year of their contracts.

Accordingly, Parsons is relaxed about his situation. “I’m patient. Patience is a virtue. I’ll wait my turn. Let CeeDee and Dak get whatever.”

The Cowboys currently only have about $12 million in salary cap space and have to budget accordingly in their roster planning.

“I know roughly where the money is,” said the 2021 first-round pick: “It’s not like I see the Cowboys with 90 million dollars in cap space.”

The star player also clarified that his skipping the franchise’s voluntary offseason program, including organized team activities (OTAs), had nothing to do with his contract. Rather, he said, he wanted to let his body heal and had his own way of doing things in the offseason.

Will Parsons break the salary barrier?

With a base salary of around 2.9 million dollars this season, Parsons is one of the most underpaid players in the NFL.

But that doesn’t bother him. The defensive star even sees an advantage in the fact that his extension will drag on: “The market will just go up and the cap space will go up again next year.”

Accordingly, Parsons could get even more out of it than is currently possible: “They say that the contracts for top-class players could rise to up to 40 million dollars by then. “