This is why Howie locks in his players early on big deals so he’s not constantly resetting the market. Hoping to see them sign Carter to a big extension as soon as he’s eligible since he’ll command Aaron Donald money if he plays out all five years of his rookie deal
The Myles Garrett extension will cost the Cowboys a minimum of an additional $30mm with Micah Parsons’s extension; last year Nick Bosa’s average, as the highest paid DE was $34mm. On a 5 year extension for Parsons’ the Cowboys, by waiting a year, will be at least 6mm/yr.