The Dallas Cowboys have kicked the rock on Micah Parsons' contract extension though Cleveland Browns defensive star Myles Garrett has made it clear he believes his colleague deserves a major pay day.

The Dallas Cowboys have recently been holding off signing some of their best players to contract extensions including star linebacker Micah Parsons. Parsons has

Micah Parsons has shown up for mandatory minicamp with the Dallas Cowboys. He had about a 30-minute conversation with owner Jerry Jones on the practice field while his teammates were going through drills.

For the new-look Dallas Cowboys staff led by head coach Brian Schottenheimer and defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, the opportunities with Micah are endless. Eberflus, who was the Cowboys linebackers coach during his earlier stint with the team, touched on the opportunity to coach Cowboys legend DeMarcus Ware and how it compares to his job now.

Prescott knows how Cowboys contract talks work; Odighizuwa explans how impactful Parsons' minicamp presence was

Something that has gone unnoticed in the Micah Parsons extension discussion is he has helped the Cowboys win an optics war.

The Cowboys are not actively shopping Parsons, but the longer contract extension talks drag on the more curious fans become about what his future looks like.

Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons appeared to be following the traditional "hold-in" playbook at the first day of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday amid his on-going contract talks with Dallas. He stretched off to the side that day and wore a beanie all practice,