Unlike teammates in years past and even Pittsburgh’s All-Pro edge T.J. Watt, who was absent for mandatory minicamp amid his own contract negotiations, Parsons was in attendance for mandatory minicamp and even stated he’ll be at training camp late July in Oxnard —regardless of if a deal is done or not.

Parsons is an infrequent visitor to the voluntary offseason workouts, though Schottenheimer asked him to attend the first voluntary session in the spring, which he did. Parsons showed up again Tuesday and didn’t work out because of a tight back, a result of working out with, yes, Diggs, his close friend.

When a prominent NFL player wants a new deal, you can bet that skipping offseason activities could be in play. This week, the Dallas Cowboys are keeping focus on their edge rusher, Micah Parsons, who just might be a skip candidate when mandatory minicamp fires up on Tuesday.