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.

Members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during the game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 12, 2023. Finglass told PEOPLE that the ...

Dolly Parton performs during halftime in the game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 23, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images.