The situation between the Dallas Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons is escalating. The team faces the Eagles in just 10 days, with Parsons still not practicing due to a reported back problem. Owner Jerry Jones has dismissed Parsons’s injury as a negotiating tactic, claiming it’s “pretty clean” according to coach Brian Schottenheimer.
However, if the team believes Parsons’ injury is serious enough for him to play, they could take stronger action. The Cowboys can issue a warning letter to Parsons, reminding him that failure to practice constitutes conduct detrimental to the team. If he continues to refuse, the team can fine him and eventually suspend him for up to four games without pay.
Jones has compared Parsons’s situation to quarterback Dak Prescott’s, who was also under contract in 2024. The precedent is clear: if Parsons doesn’t cooperate, it could cost him $5.33 million – the price of a four-game unpaid suspension based on his fifth-year option.
The Cowboys may be planning to take this situation further, making Parsons’ holdout even more costly.
Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cowboys-micah-parsons-situation-could-soon-get-even-uglier