Dallas Cowboys handed a blow as two studs miss OTAs amid contract difficulties.
The Dallas Cowboys have opened OTAs without two of their superstars on the practice field as Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb are both absent amid contract disputes.
The Dallas Cowboys’ OTAs got off to a difficult start, with standout players Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb missing practice, raising concerns about their ongoing contract disputes. Since being selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Parsons has swiftly established himself as one of the league’s top pass-rushers. He’s been a top contender for Defensive Player of the Year every season, with a personal high of 14 sacks in 2023. Despite his absence from OTAs, the Cowboys have ensured Parsons’ future by taking up his fifth-year option in 2025. However, Parsons, who has 40.5 sacks in three seasons, is seeking a more hefty long-term contract.
Despite his absence from OTAs, the Cowboys have secured Parsons for the near future by picking up his fifth-year option for 2025. However, Parsons, who has racked up an impressive 40.5 sacks over three seasons, is pushing for a more substantial long-term contract.
It’s anticipated that the 24 year old will secure this deal before the season kicks off.
Parsons is scheduled to join the team full-time next week. Mike Zimmer, the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator, expressed enthusiasm for working with Parsons, recognizing the challenge of keeping him productive against teams that are continually evolving to neutralize his abilities.
We were sitting up there again this morning, discussing different things we could do with him,” Zimmer said on Tuesday. “He’s such a dynamic player that, as I mentioned the other day, ‘Offenses are always going to know where he is.'” They’re going to turn protections on him, regardless of what the back help chip is.
“In a lot of the games he played last year that I watched, the offenses had a good scheme where they get two tight ends on him and all those things. So, we’re going to obviously move him around, do different things with him, but we’re going to use him some ways where we’re getting the protection turned the way we want it turned and able to win on the other side. Sometimes, we’re going to try to overload a protection where he gets a one-on-one.”
Lamb is also missing for a similar but more serious cause. The 25-year-old, like Parsons, is likely to reset the market for his position; Lamb is due to make $17.99 million in 2024 on the fifth-year option – the final year of his contract – and is eligible for the franchise tag the following season, but he wants to be paid the top market price immediately.
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