Cowboys' Micah Parsons reports to camp amid unsettled contract - ESPN

OXNARD, Calif. — The Micah Parsons watch is on.

The Dallas Cowboys' Pro Bowl pass rusher reported to training camp in Oxnard, California, on Monday, but what's not clear is whether Parsons will take part in practice when the Cowboys begin workouts Tuesday as he awaits a long-term extension.

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Brian Schottenheimer did not directly say Parsons would practice, leading to speculation that there could be something of a hold-in for the four-time Pro Bowler.

The Cowboys and Parsons' agent, David Mulugheta, have not had discussions on a contract extension. Neither Jerry Jones nor Stephen Jones, the Cowboys' executive vice president, has spoken with Mulugheta about a deal.

In March, Parsons and Jerry Jones met in the owner's office at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Jones would not say whether he believed they were on the verge of a deal but said, «Let's put it like this, we went over every possible detail that you can go over and had agreement.»

In the past, Jones has had direct conversations with players that have led to contracts without the agents being involved. Parsons has asked the Cowboys to work through Mulugheta on a new deal.

Jones said he is OK in dealing with «dangling participles.»

«Two years ago, we were here, and I think Zack Martin wasn't here,» Jones said. «You had a situation although he had a contract, so you worked through that.… There's nothing new about what we're talking about relative to contracts. That's been going on a long time; if you say, 'Well, if you don't get him in, are you going to lose the first two games and go on and win the Super Bowl?' Well, I'll take that.»

That was in reference to Emmitt Smith missing the first two games of the 1993 season in a