The Dallas Cowboys began mandatory minicamp this week, and despite ongoing contract negotiations with defensive superstar Micah Parsons, he made it clear that he would be in attendance—and he followed through on that promise.

FRISCO — Owner and general manager Jerry Jones held a nearly 25-minute conversation with star pass rusher Micah Parsons during the first day of Cowboys mandatory minicamp Tuesday. At times during the conversation, Jones was demonstrative with his arms as he talked to Parsons near the end zone of the grass practice field.

Dallas Cowboys star defender Micah Parsons was present at the start of the team’s minicamp on Tuesday, making good on a promise he posted on social media last week. Parsons, a perennial contender for Defensive Player of the Year,