

The NFL offseason has brought significant attention to the Dallas Cowboys’ linebacker, Micah Parsons, and his contract situation, which is lingering on uncomfortably for fans of the team.
As the future remains uncertain, a former Super Bowl champion has told him to skip the minicamp.
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Despite the team exercising his fifth-year option worth $24 million to keep him at the AT&T Stadium for the 2025/26 NFL season, speculation grows that Parsons is due for a more lucrative, long-term deal.
It’s something Jerry Jones is yet to commit to and subsequently, James Jones has weighed in with strong advice for the star defender – advice that the Dallas front office might not particularly appreciate.
“When that first week of training camp hits,” James told The Facility. “And you put them shoulder pads on, and now you’ve got to go one-on-one against these tackles and try to get to the quarterback.
“It’s a real, true possibility of you getting injured. He ain’t going to be there, and he shouldn’t be there if he doesn’t have a contract.”
He also described minicamp as largely unproductive for established veterans like Parsons, suggesting that the sessions are more beneficial for rookies striving to make the roster rather than for proven starters.
“Minicamp for the veterans is absolutely nothing,” James Jones continued. “You sit over there by the coach, and you have conversations like that.
“You be like, ‘He would be a good backup for me, he’s a little shifty too.’ Those are the conversations you’re having, you’re not really practicing.”
Will Parsons heed Jones’ advice?
Ultimately, his point is that the minicamp is not worth the risk of an injury to the 26-year-old, who could use the absence to make a statement to the Cowboys that they are potentially going to lose him.
It would be a tactic mirror by Ja’Marr Chase. In the build-up to the 2024/25 NFL season, the wide receiver skipped some practice camps and put pressure on the Cincinnati Bengals. The team eventually yielded and penned him to a $161m deal – which Parsons is poised to eclipse.
While the fifth-year option guarantees $24 million for the upcoming season, it falls short of the long-term security and salary that Parsons likely deserves after his impressive performances for the NFC East team.
However, whether he heeds the call from James Jones remains to be seen as the linebacker has remained publicly committed to the team, attending voluntary offseason workouts and recently tweeting his intent to attend minicamp.
The choice facing Parsons is a difficult one as his long-term future in the sport remains up for negotiations. Will he be playing for the team when the season begins against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 5 in the NFL Kick Off Game? Cowboys fans will hope so.
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