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Dallas Cowboys ‘biggest story from training camp so far is Micah Parsons’ contractual situation, and more importantly when the owner and GM Jerry Jones pay up.
And as much as Parsons would love a new expansion, it looks like cowboys fans are in the same boat.
Under open training camp on Saturday, Jones turned to the audience of fans and there was “Pay Micah!” Chants heard according to a video sent by The Athletic.
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February 6, 2025; New Orleans, La: Jerry Jones on the red carpet before the Super Bowl Lix NFL honors at the Saenger Theater. (Kirby Lee-Preferred Pictures)
When fans song, Jones tried to point out everything else the team has done to consolidate the schedule this year, including the addition of a broad recipient with George Pickens coming in through trading with Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I was shocked last year when we ended up with the record we had,” Jones said. “I have never seen it come … I want you to see what we have done in the areas we had to work on. Look at what we have done in this offensive line. Look at what we have done if you want, with our recipient core. Look at what we do with our defense.
“There are many changes here.
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However, fans look at the big elephant in the Cowboys’ field in Parsons, the team’s first round of 2021 elections to a contract after cementing themselves as one of the best defensive players in the league.
Parsons plays its 2025 season at a fifth year’s opportunity, which Cowboys easily picked up before the year. After this year, Parsons would be a free agent unless the cowboys franchise feels him, which can always be messy.
Micah Parsons participates in Warner Bros. Discovery in advance 2024 on May 15, 2024 in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images to Warner Bros. Discovery)
Parsons has been vocals this season about his contract and said in June that a delay in signing him ultimately costs the team more. Then, Cleveland signed Brown’s Myles Garrett for a long -term extension worth $ 40 million, which ultimately led the Pittsburgh Steelers to also gave TJ Watt an extension of $ 41 million per year. Year.
Parsons hinted at these offers when he discussed his thoughts last week and said he wanted cowboys to have the “same type of energy” as other organizations that locked their starfensive players.
“If they don’t want me here, they don’t want me here,” Parsons said through the New York Post. “I go around in my business. I understand the nature of the business. As I said, as long as I am here and under contract, I have to do what I have to do to perform at the highest level. But if this is the end, this is the end.”
“I just don’t understand,” Parsons added about his situation.
Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones is on the field during warm-ups before an NFL football match against Detroit Lions in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, October 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Parsons is not a team-out player right now as he has been to Dallas’ camp. However, he has not been a participant in full practice due to posterior density.
The Penn State product has been as announced since he broke into the NFL and collected 52.5 sacks across his four years wearing the star on his helmet.
