FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys opened their voluntary offseason program with Pro Bowl pass rusher Micah Parsons in attendance Monday, according to a source.
In the previous two seasons, Parsons has worked out mostly on his own before taking part in some of the organized team activities and the mandatory minicamp. Parsons is entering the final year of his rookie contract, set to play on the fifth-year option.
At the annual league meeting two weeks ago, new head coach Brian Schottenheimer said he expected Parsons to be a part of the voluntary work.
"I feel very comfortable. Micah said he's going to be around. I think that he wants to be," Schottenheimer said then. "I think we're all very comfortable with that. And at the end of the day, he's a great player and we think he's just getting started, to be honest with you. I have no question in my mind that he'll be around."
Dak Prescott took part in the entirety of the offseason program last year, but CeeDee Lamb did not. Lamb missed most of training camp as well before signing his four-year, $134 million extension. Prescott signed his four-year, $240 million extension at the start of the season.
The Cowboys and Parsons have made no secret about wanting to get a contract extension done. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he and Parsons came to an agreement on most of the issues surrounding a new deal -- length, guarantee and overall money -- after the two met for "five or six hours," at the player's request last month.
To date, a contract is not done in part because of the finer details that need to be worked out between Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones and Parsons' agent, David Mulugheta, but Jerry Jones caused a stir by saying he did not know Mulugheta's name.
Parsons responded on X by saying there would be no deal without Mulugheta's involvement.
