Micah Parsons is all in at the Cowboys mini camp, showing great leadership and dedication to the team, despite other players in similar situations not attending. Iran launches missile attack on U ...

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) tries to punch the ball away from linebacker Jabril Cox (14) in a drill during a training camp practice on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Oxnard, Calif ...

However, there will not be a contract extension signed by the time training camp begins. Parsons appears to be 100% focused on helping the Dallas Cowboys win a long-eluded Super Bowl moving forward.

Another change for Parsons — one that should help him play a more hybrid role — is his weight. He’s at 240, losing 10 pounds to get back to his weight when he played at Penn State.

Ahead of the start of camp, Parsons vowed to show up for minicamp, noting he has yet to miss one during his NFL career, and he is following through on that promise.

I will be there! I haven’t missed a mini camp in 4 years! Even though the contract is not done, I have teammates and a playbook ! I’m preparing as if I will be on the field the first week of camp!

Parsons' penultimate sentence -- "But it's in the owner's hands." -- is noteworthy. He's entering the fifth year of his rookie deal, which will pay him just over $24 million in 2025.

Parsons is entering the fifth year of his rookie deal signed after the 2021 NFL Draft. Because of his career performance so far, he's currently set to make $24 million in 2025, all fully guaranteed.

BRINNON — While visitors to Camp Parsons go without many of the comforts of home, a new $4 million facility helps them find fellowship and comfort in the wild. This week, contractors are putting the ...