Cowboys Minicamp: Micah Parsons' latest decision confirms strong suspicion about his intentions
By showing up to mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys' superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons put to bed any possible notion that he was away from the team during OTAs because of contract implications.Parsons did not show up for OTAs beyond being around for gym work and communicating with the coaching staff. During the first […]
By showing up to mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys' superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons put to bed any possible notion that he was away from the team during OTAs because of contract implications.
Parsons did not show up for OTAs beyond being around for gym work and communicating with the coaching staff. During the first week of voluntary workouts, a confident Mike McCarthy claimed Parsons was expected to join the Cowboys during the second week. He later showed discontent when Parsons didn't in fact join the team and admitted the situation represented a "missed opportunity" for the team.
During this process, fans and media had mostly suspected it had nothing to do with holding out for a contract but rather Parsons wishing to train by himself, which has led to another round of controversy questioning his leadership.
The strong suspicions about Parsons' absence not being contract related were confirmed by his attendance on Tuesday. That doesn't mean that he won't be bombarded with questions from reporters about his point of view on the leadership conversation that's taken over Cowboys Nation and it'll be interesting to hear his take on the whole thing.
What about CeeDee Lamb?
On the other hand, Lamb is holding out from mandatory minicamp and is set to be fined almost $100,000 for the three-day period.
Lamb is seeking to become one of the highest-paid wide receivers in the league and with Justin Jefferson signing a four-year, $140 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings, the Cowboys and Lamb have a template to work with.
Jefferson truly reset the market as he reached a 63% mark of fully guaranteed money, something we really hadn't seen at the wide receiver market. The cash flows of Jefferson's deal are also much stronger than for other of the top-paid wideouts and resembles Nick Bosa's deal more than it does Tyreek Hill's or Amon-Ra St. Brown's.
