Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was predicted to cave and give Micah Parsons his desired contract extension before facing the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Philadelphia Eagles had 10 players make the ESPN top 100 list: Cooper DeJean, Landon Dickerson, Quinyon Mitchell, Zack Baun, Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, Jordan Mailata, Jalen Carter, Saquon Barkley, and Lane Johnson.
The Dallas Morning News’s Kevin Sherrington believes the Eagles’ star-studded core will make Jerry Jones want to retain one of the four Cowboys to make it, Micah Parsons, since Jones won’t want to look star-less against his NFC East rival.
“My guess is Parsons’ deal gets done before the opener in Philly. Why? On ESPN’s top 100 list, the Cowboys’ pass rusher comes in ninth, with CeeDee Lamb 19th, Tyler Smith 77th and Dak Prescott at 78th. The Eagles landed 10 players in the top 100, and NFL execs said they should have included DeVonta Smith, too. Against a lineup like that come next week, Jerry Jones needs all the stars he can get,” Sherrington wrote.
Parsons has slyly avoided participating in training camp despite being present while waiting on a contract extension from the front office. They may be ready to raise the petty, though.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio predicted last week that the organization was daring Parsons to continue playing possum with “back tightness.”
“Remember, he’s not sitting out as a business decision. He’s citing back tightness. If he’s willing to continue to ride that wave, he’ll be able to not play until he gets his new contract,” Florio wrote last week.
“The Cowboys seem to be daring him to do it. Calling his bluff to see if he truly won’t play in Week 1 and beyond.”
Florio reported on Monday what Jones and Co. plan on doing.
“The MRI of Parsons’s back was, according to coach Brian Schottenheimer, ‘pretty clean.’ If the team thinks it’s clean enough for Parsons to play, the team could take things up a notch,” Florio wrote Monday.
“As one league source with knowledge of the procedures explained it to PFT, the Cowboys can send a letter to Parsons, explaining that he’s cleared to practice and reminding him that failure to do so constitutes conduct detrimental to the team.
“If he persists in refusing to practice (and, eventually, to play), the Cowboys can take action. They can fine him for conduct detrimental to the team. Eventually, he can be suspended, for up to four games without pay.”
How badly does Jones need his stars against the defending champs on opening night? And how will Parsons feel about the franchise after this is resolved one way or another?
We’ll get answers to those questions soon. The Cowboys and Eagles kick off the 2025 season on September 4 live on NBC and Peacock.
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