Cowboys To Talk To Micah Parsons After Defensive Star’s Apparent In-game Protest

Dallas Cowboys caput coach Brian Schottenheimer plans to meet pinch disgruntled All-Pro separator rusher Micah Parsons astir his actions during nan team’s caller preseason triumph complete nan Atlanta Falcons.

Parsons has missed nan full three-game preseason during a statement dispute. He was nan only Cowboys subordinate not wearing a jersey while connected nan sidelines successful Friday’s crippled pinch Falcons. He laic down connected a training array down nan squad chair while nan Cowboys were connected discourtesy successful nan 3rd quarter.

Schottenheimer said connected Saturday that he wants to talk pinch Parsons astir nan matter, which went viral connected societal media.

“Without talking to Micah, I request to fig retired what he was doing and why he was doing it,” Schottenheimer said during nan convention call. “So until I talk to him, I’m evidently not going to talk astir it.”

Parsons posted connected societal media aft nan crippled a quote-tweet of WFAA’s Mike Leslie’s station that said nan subordinate was connected nan training array for “a comparatively short information of nan evening.”

“I’d ne'er disrespect nan guys retired location fighting for their lives,” said Parsons, a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro.

Schottenheimer said an MRI connected Parsons’ backmost connected Friday was “pretty clean” aft Parsons had mentioned backmost tightness astatine minicamp successful June. The coach expects Parsons to beryllium fresh to play for nan play opener connected 4 September against nan Philadelphia Eagles.

“I deliberation [defensive end] is an area that we’re beautiful deep,” Schottenheimer said.

It’s nan latest section successful an almost regular soap opera betwixt Parsons, who has asked to beryllium traded, and nan Cowboys and longtime proprietor Jerry Jones. Late Thursday night, Parsons scrubbed nan Cowboys from his societal media bios and posted what could beryllium considered a farewell video to nan organization.

The 26-year-old is successful nan last twelvemonth of his contract, but nan Cowboys could usage nan franchise tag to clasp him successful 2026 and 2027. From Jones’ perspective, he considers Parsons fundamentally nether statement for not only 2025, but nan adjacent 3 seasons.

“I can’t ideate anybody sitting retired for 3 years, astatine all,” Jones said successful nan question and reply Friday.

Parsons’ profiles connected his Twitter and Instagram pages some database “TBD” successful spot of nan Cowboys arsenic his employer. And connected TikTok, he posted a video that appeared to show him bidding farewell to nan Cowboys.

In an appearance connected Michael Irvin’s YouTube show, Jones elaborate what he said was a statement connection to Parsons, which would person made him nan highest-paid non-quarterback successful nan NFL.

“Nobody appreciates Micah Parsons much than nan Cowboys aliases me,” Jones said. “Nobody has ever offered him much money than I person to play football. Period.”

Parsons and Jones met earlier this twelvemonth to talk statement parameters, among different things. Jones has said nan 2 had a woody successful place. Parsons has said it was nan model for discussions betwixt Jones and Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta.

“When we wanted to nonstop nan specifications to nan agent, nan supplier told america to instrumentality it up our ass,” Jones said. “Just truthful you’re clear.”

It was not clear erstwhile nan Cowboys contacted Mulugheta, whether it was soon aft nan gathering aliases since Parsons publically requested a waste and acquisition connected 1 August arsenic his narration pinch nan beforehand agency continued to diminish.

Parsons attended training campy but did not participate, and nan video has only stirred speculation that he will beryllium retired nan play and sacrifice his immense salary raise for 2025.

The Cowboys selected Parsons pinch nan No 12 wide prime of nan 2021 draft, and he signed a four-year, $17.1m contract. The Cowboys picked up his fifth-year, $24m action for this season.