{"id":49888,"date":"2025-05-21T03:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T03:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49888"},"modified":"2025-05-21T03:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T03:42:51","slug":"breaking-cowboys-micah-parsons-turns-heads-with-2-word-reaction-to-schottenheimers-culture-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49888","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Micah Parsons Turns Heads With 2-Word Reaction To Schottenheimer&#8217;s &#8216;Culture&#8217; Comments.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons may still be at odds when it comes to the defensive star&#8217;s contract extension, but there is no doubting where he stands on the leadership of new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO \u2014 Nothing has progressed on the contract extension front between Micah Parsons and the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys. &#8216;Handshake agreement&#8217; or not, nothing has been put to pen and paper that secures Parsons&#8217; future with Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>But while that saga plays out behind the scenes, the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0are underway with OTAs this week. The stars are all out, including\u00a0CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott along with newly acquired receiver George Pickens showing off his new No. 13 digits.<\/p>\n<p>The only one missing is Parsons&#8230;well&#8230; sort of. Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer revealed that\u00a0Parsons showed up\u00a0on the first day of OTAs and had lunch with him.<\/p>\n<p>Due to those financial matters playing out off the field, Parsons&#8217; presence will not be on the field yet. But that does not mean it will not be felt around the locker room until the extension is signed and done.<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer and his staff expect Parsons to be a leader for this team. A major piece in that is his presence which the head coach spoke to on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve spoken very openly about trying to create one of the greatest cultures in professional sports&#8230; Micah is going to be a leader for us, Micah wants to be a leader for us&#8230; I felt like it was really important for him to be here to begin that process.<\/p>\n<p>This evoked a two-word response on X from Parsons who appears to be fully on board with Schotty&#8217;s mindset.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-ineligible\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micahhparsons11\/status\/1924890386964619642\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1924890386964619642&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fdallas-cowboys-micah-parsons-turning-heads-brian-schottenheimer-culture-leadership-news-update&amp;sessionId=8a599da600c7bb0ecbb3b67e6244fad1c43bdac6&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1924890386964619642\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Parsons&#8217; contract extension continues to be the only road block here. He has shown unabashed loyalty to his team and wants to embrace this new role of being the unquestioned leader of this defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys see that in him and have that role carved out specifically for their defensive superstar. All indications are that he is completely on board with that vision for him and everything about Schotty&#8217;s culture.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Parsons and the Cowboys have the matter of the extension to work through before they get him back in full. 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