Jerry Jones hears fans chant 'Pay Micah!' as talks continue - ESPN

OXNARD, Calif. — As Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones spoke to the crowd before Saturday's practice, a number of fans yelled some fashion of «Pay Micah!»

Yes, Jones heard the yearning for the Cowboys to sign Micah Parsons to a contract extension.

«I heard it light, but not compared to how I heard them say, 'Pay Lamb [last year],'» Jones said on Sunday of the CeeDee Lamb negotiations from last year. «That was a faint little sound compared to the way they were hollering last year, 'Pay Lamb.'… Whoever's not in, you can count on a few hollering that. But it was a big loud chant last year on Lamb.»

The Cowboys eventually signed Lamb to a $136 million contract in late August after the Cowboys returned to The Star in Frisco, Texas, from their summer home in Oxnard.

Jones was asked if there was an update on the Parsons talks after the organization signed tight end Jake Ferguson to a four-year contract worth up to $52 million on Sunday.

«Really I don't have anything to comment there at all,» Jones said. «Just no comment.»

Executive vice president Stephen Jones said the Cowboys would keep all Parsons discussions «in-house.» But he, too, heard the fans Saturday.

«It doesn't change anything,» he said. «We want to pay Micah, too. He's got to want to be paid, too.»

The Cowboys' talks with Ferguson intensified not long before training camp before coming to an agreement Saturday night on a deal that includes $30 million guaranteed and a $12 million signing bonus.

«People say, 'Oh, there's other spots you could go,'» Ferguson said. «I remember sitting down, [thinking], 'I don't want to be anywhere else.' Playing here is awesome. From the start, it's been a privilege to wear this star.»

A fourth-round pick in 2022,