Jones listens as fans chant 'Pay Micah!' at camp

OXNARD, Calif. -- As Dallas Cowboys proprietor and wide manager Jerry Jones spoke to the assemblage earlier Saturday's practice, a fig of fans yelled immoderate manner of, "Pay Micah!"

Yes, Jones heard the yearning for the Cowboys to motion Micah Parsons to a declaration extension.

"I heard it light, but not compared to however I heard them say, 'Pay Lamb [last year],'" Jones said connected Sunday of the CeeDee Lamb negotiations from past year. "That was a faint small dependable compared to the mode they were hollering past year, 'Pay Lamb,' ... Whoever's not in, you tin number connected a fewer hollering that. But it was a large big chant past twelvemonth connected Lamb."

The Cowboys yet signed Lamb to a $136 cardinal declaration successful precocious August aft the Cowboys returned to The Star successful Frisco, Texas, from their summertime location successful Oxnard, California.

Jones was asked if determination was an update connected the Parsons' speech aft the enactment signed choky extremity Jake Ferguson to a four-year declaration worthy up to $52 million connected Sunday.

"Really I don't person thing to remark determination astatine all," Jones said. "Just nary comment."

Executive vice president Stephen Jones said the Cowboys would support each Parsons' discussions, "in house." But helium excessively heard the fans Saturday.

"It doesn't alteration anything," Stephen Jones said. "We privation to wage Micah too. He's got to privation to beryllium paid, too."

The Cowboys' talks with Ferguson intensified not agelong earlier grooming campy earlier coming to an statement Saturday nighttime connected a woody that includes $30 cardinal guaranteed and a $12 cardinal signing bonus.

"People say, 'Oh, there's different spots you could go,'" Ferguson said. "I retrieve sitting down, [thinking], 'I don't privation to beryllium anyplace else.' Playing present is awesome. From the start, it's been a privilege to deterioration this star."

A fourth-round prime successful 2022, Ferguson has 149 catches for 1,429 yards and 7 touchdowns successful 47 games. His champion play came successful 2023 erstwhile helium caught 71 passes for 761 yards and 5 touchdowns and was added arsenic a replacement to the Pro Bowl for San Francisco's George Kittle.

Ferguson and Jason Witten are the lone choky ends successful squad past to grounds 2 50-plus drawback seasons successful their archetypal 3 seasons. Last season, Ferguson caught 59 passes for 494 yards but did not people a touchdown. He suffered a sprained MCL successful the season-opening triumph against the Cleveland Browns that constricted him for astir of the archetypal fractional of the season. In the 2nd fractional of the season, helium missed 2 games with a concussion.

"We surely person appreciated what he's been successful his vocation with us, not lone arsenic the subordinate we privation retired determination but he's besides a person competitively," Jerry Jones said. "What helium does helium truly does foodstuff it up for everybody. And that's a statement of each this teammates and coaches. So we're gladsome to person him. He's got a location present for his career."

Ferguson is not the lone subordinate the Cowboys would similar to person a location for their careers.

In summation to Parsons, the Cowboys person different players they would similar to extend, similar near defender Tyler Smith, who is nether declaration done 2026, cornerback DaRon Bland and perchance wide receiver George Pickens. Pro Bowl kicker Brandon Aubrey is acceptable to beryllium a restricted escaped cause aft the season.

One shot axiom is takeaways travel successful bunches. Could caller deals travel successful bunches for the Cowboys?

"They can," Stephen Jones said. "I mean we inactive evidently got a batch going on. You don't truly similar to speech astir them until they're done. I would've told you this woody [Ferguson] whitethorn person gotten done earlier campy started. But you conscionable got to dot each the I's and transverse each the T's. Everybody's got to get comfortable, and you spell from there."