Brian Schottenheimer does not expect Micah Parsons to hold out from Dallas Cowboys

Brian Schottenheimer is confident that Micah Parsons will not hold out this offseason.

When it comes to this offseason, the Dallas Cowboys have been much busier than a year ago. Nobody is handing out any prizes or awards for being better than one of the worst offseasons in recent memory, but facts are facts.

People might consider a blue ribbon or gold sash though if the Cowboys managed to get a big-time contract extension done before the eleventh hour hit. Last year, they very infamously used up just about every second possible before taking care of CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott. They had the opportunity to extend Micah Parsons last year as well but did not and here we are on extension watch once more.

One variable that is different time around for the team is the head coach. Brian Schottenheimer is in for Mike McCarthy, and whether that served as motivation for the flurry (once again in a literal sense) of free agency activity is unknown. If it was any sort of factor, then maybe it will also be for getting a record-setting extension done.

For what it is worth, Schottenheimer spoke on Tuesday at the league’s owner meetings and noted that he does not expect Parsons to hold out this offseason despite the extension situation.

Holdouts are impossible to predict. Consider that with Lamb and Prescott, the two players who we just discussed, that the former held out while the latter did not. What’s more is that the Cowboys still technically had some level of potential contractual control over Lamb as if they had not reached a deal with him they could have placed the franchise tag on him this offseason, something that was not true with Prescott. Perhaps those variables played a role as well.

The point is that some players feel that holding out is in their best interest while others do not. Parsons has not indicated at any point since the season ended that a holdout is something he is considering, and while it is fair for the team to expect him to serve as a leader on the field during the offseason, it is also fair to say that Parsons not holding out last year when he was first eligible for an extension and didn’t get one was already him showing some grace.

Next week will bring with it one of the greatest weeks on the sports calendar with The Masters arriving, but it will also bring this subject to a head as the Cowboys will begin their voluntary offseason program since Schottenheimer is a first-year head coach.