By JAKE NISSE, US SPORTS WRITER and MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR
Published: 07:05 EDT, 23 August 2025 | Updated: 07:05 EDT, 23 August 2025
Micah Parsons took his bitter feud with the Cowboys to a new level on Friday as he was caught sleeping during his team's preseason game.
Dallas hosted the Falcons for their third and final preseason game ahead of the NFL regular season, and Parsons - who was inactive for the game - provided a fairly surreal sight as he laid on a medical table and closed his eyes during the second half.
The Pro Bowl linebacker, who has sat out of all training camp practices this summer (while attending team meetings and walkthroughs), crossed his arms as he got some shut-eye during the Cowboys' 31-13 win.
He also declined to speak with the media afterwards, with teammate Trevon Diggs actually stepping in to answer questions for him.
Asked if Parsons would practice next week, Diggs told reporters: 'I don't know, his back is kinda tight. He had to get an MRI today. I don't know.'
The wantaway Parsons has cited a back injury as he continues to sit out of Dallas practices.
Micah Parsons was caught sleeping on Friday as the Cowboys faced the Falcons
Parsons laid on a medical table during his team's final preseason test of the summer
Parsons, who has not been practicing in training camp, declined to talk to media after
The defensive star requested a trade away from the iconic franchise at the start of August, stating on social media that 'I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys.'
He's since deleted any mention of the franchise from his X bio.
And owner/general manager Jerry Jones provided another nasty turn to the feud on Thursday as he claimed that Parsons' agent told the organization to 'stick our contract up our a**.'
While it's not exactly clear what Parsons is seeking contractually, Jones previously spoke about 'guaranteeing somebody almost $200million.'
Parsons is negotiating for a new deal following big paydays for fellow pass rushers T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett, which will pay each of them at least $40million on average per year.
On Thursday, Jones claimed that his offer to Parsons 'would've made him the highest-paid guaranteed player other than a quarterback in the NFL.'
He also accused Parsons' agent, David Mulugheta, of deliberately sabotaging the negotiations.
Jones said on Thursday: 'We had our agreements on term, amount, guarantees and everything. We were gonna send it over to the agent.
Jerry Jones has accused Parsons' agent, David Mulugheta, of sabotaging negotiations
Jones has said that Mulugheta told the Cowboys to 'stick our contract up our a**'
'The agent said, "Don't bother because we've got all that to negotiate." Well, I'd already negotiated that. I'd already moved off my mark on several areas.
'The issue, very frankly, is we've had the negotiation in my mind. The agent is trying to get his nose in it and trying to come in there and improve off what we've already said.'
In his previous statement in which he announced his desire to be traded, Parsons acknowledged that he and Jones had discussed what he would want in his contract, but said he didn't believe it was a 'formal negotiation.'
He added at the time that the team had not had discussions with his agent once about a deal.
After removing references to the Cowboys on his X bio, Parsons' bio now references 'Penn state 2021', where he played college football, followed by a cryptic 'TBD.'
Parsons, 26, is under contract with a fifth-year option that would pay him $24million in 2025.
He is a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro for Dallas, and only four players have topped his mark of 52.5 sacks since he entered the league in 2021.
He tallied 12 sacks, 43 tackles and two forced fumbles in 13 games last year.
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