On Tuesday evening, it was reported the Dallas Cowboys were exercising the fifth-year option for pass rusher Micah Parsons. On a macro level this did not seem like a big deal, more of a formality than anything.
If anything the fifth-year option is a glorified placeholder for Parsons as he is in all likelihood going to have a record-setting extension before he steps on the field again for the team. Still though, when news of the option being picked up emerged there was a detail that caught everyone’s attention - the position classification for Parsons.