Dallas Cowboys, Micah Parsons contract extension is 'a work in progress,' per Stephen Jones

Micah Parsons appears to be heading into the summer without a contract extension. A storyline throughout the entire offseason of the Dallas Cowboys, a deal has yet to be worked out. Parsons is primed to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL once the two come to an agreement, though.

Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones provided the latest on Monday, admitting it’s “a work in progress” at the moment. Jones remains confident Parsons will be with the team moving forward, as both sides have an interest in getting the extension done at some point.

“I’ve never been one to crystal ball when contracts get done,” Jones said. “You can be close, you think you’re right around the corner, and then they get pushed out and there’s extenuating circumstances as to why they or their agent don’t wanna pull the trigger. So, that’s just a work in progress.

“It’s never easy to comment on them because you really don’t know where you are until both sides are ready to go. But obviously our goal is to, and we have visited at times with Micah, and our goal is to get him here. And I think Micah wants to be a Cowboy, and we want him to be a Cowboy long term.”

This is nothing new for the Cowboys when it comes to star players looking to get paid. Parsons saw the situations Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb dragged into training camp and nearly into the regular season. Lamb missed a lot of preseason work while Prescott’s extension was announced just before Dallas faced Cleveland in Week 1.

What we do know is that there will be no holdout from Parsons if there is no signed contract by then. During the 2025 NFL Draft, Parsons confirmed he will be at training camp no matter the circumstances.

Ideally, for Parsons, this would all be over before then. Being as competitive as anyone in the league, going into training camp with no external distractions is his goal.

“It’s extremely important,” Parsons said, via Patrik Walker of DallasCowboys.com of training camp. “I mean, you really see a lot of players struggle when guys aren’t participating in camp and they’re getting off to slow starts. Don’t wanna get off to a slow start. I wanna hit the ground running and establish ourselves in this league and get some wins early in the season and be in rhythm. It’s gonna be extremely important for me to get going and lead these guys.”