ESPN.com · Aug 7, 2025
Sources: Cowboys' Parsons has back issue, misses practice
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OXNARD, Calif. -- For the first time in training camp, Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons was not on the practice field Thursday, with multiple sources telling ESPN he was dealing with back tightness and received treatment during the workout.
After the first practice of camp on July 22, Parsons said he was dealing with the same back issue that prevented him from doing more at the mandatory June minicamp. Speaking on Saturday, a day after Parsons made his trade request with a social media post, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the back issues were as much a part of the negotiation process as the request.
