The Cowboys have returned to Texas, which last year set the stage for the end of CeeDee Lamb's holdout, but ESPN predicts that won't be case for Micah

Just as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry "Above the Fold" Jones likes it, the contract negotiations between the Cowboys and unhappy superstar Micah Parsons are perched atop The Talk of the NFL Mountain this offseason

The ice hasn't thawed between Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones and All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons regarding a long-term contract extension. A stalemate in contact between the two sides remains in effect since Parsons publicly demanded a trade after frustration boiled over about how his contract negotiations had stalled.

ESPN believes the Cowboys will miss the postseason and keep trying to fix the interior of their defensive line with 2026's draft.