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The Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers before the start of the 2025 season. As part of their effort to replace the All-Pro edge rusher, the Cowboys acquired Rashan Gary for a fourth-round pick during the offseason.
Gary, a former first-round pick of Green Bay who signed a four-year $96 million extension in 2023, has 46.5 sacks in seven seasons.
His entire focus heading into his first season in Dallas is to become what Parsons already is.
“I’m trying to be great,” Gary told Joseph Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News. “That’s my thing. I’m not just here to say I played in the NFL. I want to be a dominant factor. When I hang up my cleats, I want people to say, 'Man, Rashan Gary was blah, blah, blah,' whatever the case may be. It’s my legacy. It’s what I’m going to leave my kids. It’s bigger than me now.”
Gary has gone from mentee to mentor, helping the Cowboys' young pass rushers, Donovan Ezeiruaku and Malachi Lawrence, in what will be an edge rusher-by-committee. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer recently called Gary a “grown-ass man” when asked about Gary's professionalism.
While the Cowboys have missed the postseason the past two years, Gary has played nine postseason games in his seven seasons. The 2022 season is the only season Gary has watched all of the playoffs from home.
“You see what football brings to you, then you understand that you can’t play this game lightly,” Gary said of his message to teammates. “You can never cheat the game, and I’m a big believer in that and the football gods. So just understanding the things that football has brought to me and how it’s changed my life. I owe it all, and that’s all I ask of you.”
Gary, a former first-round pick of Green Bay who signed a four-year $96 million extension in 2023, has 46.5 sacks in seven seasons.
His entire focus heading into his first season in Dallas is to become what Parsons already is.
“I’m trying to be great,” Gary told Joseph Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News. “That’s my thing. I’m not just here to say I played in the NFL. I want to be a dominant factor. When I hang up my cleats, I want people to say, 'Man, Rashan Gary was blah, blah, blah,' whatever the case may be. It’s my legacy. It’s what I’m going to leave my kids. It’s bigger than me now.”
Gary has gone from mentee to mentor, helping the Cowboys' young pass rushers, Donovan Ezeiruaku and Malachi Lawrence, in what will be an edge rusher-by-committee. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer recently called Gary a “grown-ass man” when asked about Gary's professionalism.
While the Cowboys have missed the postseason the past two years, Gary has played nine postseason games in his seven seasons. The 2022 season is the only season Gary has watched all of the playoffs from home.
“You see what football brings to you, then you understand that you can’t play this game lightly,” Gary said of his message to teammates. “You can never cheat the game, and I’m a big believer in that and the football gods. So just understanding the things that football has brought to me and how it’s changed my life. I owe it all, and that’s all I ask of you.”