There aren’t many more contract situations around the NFL more important than the Dallas Cowboys figuring something out with former Penn State star Micah Parsons.
Parsons, one of the top edge rushers in the NFL, if not the top, is still without a long-term deal. If there’s one player on the Cowboys roster who deserves to get paid handsomely, it’s the former Nittany Lion.
However, according to a recent article from The Athletic, when searching for players who will be next in line to get big contracts, they noted that Parsons could be off the field during that training camp.
This isn’t expected to be the case, or hasn’t been yet, given he said he’d show up, but it’s certainly possible given the situation.
“The Cowboys have several key players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents at the end of the season, but none of their financial situations come close to Parsons’, who is in the fifth year of his rookie deal. Parsons did not attend organized team activities but was in attendance for mandatory minicamp.
“He has said that he will be in California for the start of training camp whether or not a new deal has been reached. However, he did not confirm if he would be doing on-field work without a new contract. It seems likely that he will not participate if that’s the case. With Dallas being in the first year with a new head coach and largely new coaching staff, it seems to be in everyone’s best interest for Parsons and the Cowboys to get something worked out before the first camp practice, which is scheduled for July 22,” they wrote.
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While this could happen, it’s also fair to note that the Parsons has said multiple times that he wants to win a Super Bowl and will do anything it takes for them to accomplish that.
However, at the end of the day, he has to protect himself, and if showing up to training camp and practicing will impact that, it’s possible that he’ll do what he needs to do to ensure he doesn’t get hurt before he receives this lucrative deal.
