From time to time, Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones skirts the issue of linebacker Micah Parsons deserving a new contract by pointing out that Micah has a contract. However, there’s a lingering fight over the value of his deal.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, a grievance was filed earlier this year regarding Parsons’s fifth-year option salary. The Cowboys and the NFL have his salary at $21.324 million. Parsons believes his salary should be $24 million.

Most resources already show Parsons as having a $24 million salary, including the NFL Players Association public player salary database. But the true number from the NFL’s perspective, pending the resolution of the grievance, is the lower amount.

The issue arises from the position Parsons plays. The Cowboys have listed him

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