From time to time, Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones skirts the issue of linebacker Micah Parsons deserving a new contract by pointing out that Micah has a contract. However, there’s a lingering fight over the value of his deal. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, a grievance was filed earlier this year regarding Parsons’s fifth-year option salary. …
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FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer reiterated Tuesday what he had previously said: He is confident Micah Parsons will play their Week 1 game Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Philadelphia Eagles. But will Parsons practice in the week leading up to the game? “It’s different for everybody,” Schottenheimer said during a Tuesday news conference to discuss the team’s …
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In nine days, the Cowboys face the Eagles in the first game of the 2025 regular season. It remains to be seen whether linebacker Micah Parsons will play. To have any chance to be ready to go, he needs to start practicing soon. It will be important for the Cowboys to get him ready to go. “At the end of …
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In a little over a week, the Dallas Cowboys will take the field for their season-opening showdown against the reigning, defending Super Bowl champions in the Philadelphia Eagles. Micah Parsons‘ status is still firmly up in the air. The star defender hasn’t been taking the field due to an ongoing, and very public, trade request, combined with the contract dispute …
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The situation between the Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons is getting ugly. It could still get even uglier. Dallas faces the Eagles in only 10 days. Parsons has yet to practice during training camp, citing a back problem. Owner and G.M. Jerry Jones has dismissed his “hurt back” (and Micah’s trade request) as a negotiating tactic. In other words, Jerry …
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The ongoing Cowboys-Micah Parsons contract saga saw another interesting twist during Dallas’ final preseason contest on Friday. In the third quarter of that game, Parsons – whose star status would have kept him on the sidelines even if he had an extension in place – lay on the medical table behind the team bench while the offense was on the …
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Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer is set to have a word with Micah Parsons. After the 26-year-old edge rusher made headlines due to his behavior during the team’s final preseason game Friday night, Schottenheimer said he will meet with Parsons on Sunday to discuss just that. “Without talking to Micah, I need to figure out what he was doing and …
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Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer will meet with Micah Parsons to discuss the disgruntled edge rusher’s etiquette throughout Friday’s preseason finale. Parsons was the only Cowboys player not to wear a jersey against the Atlanta Falcons. He also momentarily laid down on a medical table behind the Cowboys’ bench. “Without talking to Micah, I need to figure out what …
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Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Saturday he hasn’t spoken to pass rusher Micah Parsons about his conduct during Friday’s preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons but plans to do so. “I have not,” Schottenheimer said during a conference call, if he’s talked to Parsons. “I’m aware of it [the conduct], but I have not had a chance to talk …
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Todd ArcherAug 23, 2025, 08:05 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said he will meet with Micah Parsons on Sunday to discuss the edge rusher’s behavior …
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