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The latest in Dallas Cowboys news heading into the weekend.
Micah Parsons still plans to attend offseason practices with the team, regardless of his contract extension status.
“I’ve got to be around the guys,” he said. “There’s going to be rookies, there’s going to be free agents — guys that come here — you don’t know who’s going to be there, so there’s a chemistry part and people know what you can do, but people also got to see it from a leader aspect. So I still gotta be there for that part.”
It’s a more evolved side of Parsons that’s emerged over the version that chose to sidestep voluntary workouts (then again, “what do voluntary mean?”) to this point, as the drive to become one of the definitive leaders of the team continues to dig itself deeper into the heart and mindset of the former first-round pick.
“I definitely think I need to be here in camp because, honestly, when so much of the defense is surrounded by your play and your presence, and others are getting lined up based off of you, I need to be here so that way I can get these guys accordingly,” said Parsons. “We can rush together, build that chemistry.
“So I think it’s of extreme importance that I’m back at OTAs, minicamp [etc.].”
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“It would just be nice to be surrounded by good players, you know what I mean?” he said. “Players that are going to help you win championships. To me, having $40 million and being chipped every play and slid two with three, four people — I don’t think that sounds too fun. So, to me, it’s about people that can keep making a difference and, obviously, we’re going to get Sam [Williams] back; and we’re going get some of [others] back.
“We’ll see how it breaks down, but I want to keep as many guys as possible, however they’re going to make the cap work.”
Micah Parsons has been vocal in his support for Mike Zimmer and is campaigning for him to return in 2025.
“We do have a good relationship,” Zimmer said. “He came up to me during the game (Sunday) and said, ‘We need to run this.’ And I said, ‘Dude, it’s the two-minute drill. Can you just relax? It’s starred on the sheet right here. You see it?’ And he was like, ‘OK, OK, OK.’ He means well. And he’s very smart. He’s brilliant.”
How has Parsons shown that brilliance?
“A lot of different ways,” Zimmer said. “Not just football. It’s the things we talk about. We went to dinner one night over here (by The Star) just me and him. Just talking about...
