The Cowboys are obviously trying to hammer out an extension with Parsons before the start of the regular season, but with other pass rushers around the NFL landing gargantuan contracts, it isn’t a very easy task.

Chances are, Dallas will come to an agreement with Parsons in the coming weeks. There is no way the Cowboys want this to drag out into the regular season. But here’s the problem: Week 1 is now less than two months away, so Dallas really needs to get moving here.

Parsons and his team will almost surely be seeking a deal in excess of the three-year, $123 million contract T.J. Watt just landed from the Pittsburgh Steelers. It should also be noted that Myles Garrett nabbed a four-year, $160 million pact with the Cleveland Browns back in March.

Watt is averaging an annual salary of $41 million to Garrett’s $40 million, so perhaps Parsons would be satisfied with $42 million per year just to say he is the league’s highest-paid edge rusher.