Heading into the first day of mandatory minicamp, Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons didn't want to bring too much attention to his contract situation. While he knew it would be a key talking point for obvious reasons,

FRISCO — Owner and general manager Jerry Jones held a nearly 25-minute conversation with star pass rusher Micah Parsons during the first day of Cowboys mandatory minicamp Tuesday. At times during the conversation, Jones was demonstrative with his arms as he talked to Parsons near the end zone of the grass practice field at The Star in Frisco.

Dallas Cowboys star defender Micah Parsons was present at the start of the team’s minicamp on Tuesday, making good on a promise he posted on social media last week. Parsons, a perennial contender for Defensive Player of the Year,