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The 2025 NFL preseason<\/a> is underway, and training camps are heating up as the regular season fast approaches. Several big names remain absent from their respective teams, however, at least in terms of fully uniformed satisfaction.<\/p>\n Buffalo Bills<\/a> running back James Cook<\/a> became the latest Pro Bowl talent to stage a “hold-in” this weekend, declining to practice while seeking a new contract from his team<\/a>. His move, which included a deliberately evasive media session, followed a Dallas Cowboys<\/a> bombshell just days earlier. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has since downplayed it, but star pass rusher Micah Parsons<\/a> broadcast his dissatisfaction to the world on Friday, requesting a trade out of frustration with financial negotiations<\/a>.<\/p>\n Which other notable players are seeking resolutions to contract disputes? Which teams are dealing with major “hold-ins” as the 2025 season draws near? And what’s our best guess for what happens next, be it a blockbuster trade or record extension?<\/p>\n Here’s an updated rundown of all the latest on the contract front, including reported demands and action steps taken by Cook, Parsons and a trio of other Pro Bowlers:<\/p>\n James Cook, RB, Bills How Cowboys’ Micah Parsons’, Commanders’ Terry McLaurin’s trade demands differ despite appearing very similar<\/p>\n \n Garrett Podell <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Getty Images
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\n The issue: The two-time Pro Bowl running back wants a long-term contract extension, recently promising reporters it’s “going to get done” either in Buffalo or elsewhere.The situation:\u00a0Cook is at Bills training camp but declining to practice, repeatedly answering recent media inquiries about his availability with one word: “Business.”The current contract: Cook is signed through 2025, due $5.7 million in the final year of his rookie deal.The demand: Cook, who is coming off two straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons, is reportedly seeking<\/a> about $15 million per year, which would make him one of the NFL’s<\/a> top five highest-paid players at his position.Prediction: Signs three-year, $43.5 million extension with Bills
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\n The issue:\u00a0The All-Pro wide receiver wants a pay raise ahead of the final year of his current contract.The situation:\u00a0McLaurin recently requested a trade after growing frustrated with Commanders leadership over stagnant extension talks, despite indicating weeks earlier he ultimately desired to remain in Washington.The current contract:\u00a0McLaurin is signed through 2025, due $25.5 million in the final year of a three-year extension.The demand: Many have speculated McLaurin, who’s logged five straight 1,000-yard seasons, is hoping for about $30 million per year, or roughly what DK Metcalf<\/a>, a similarly productive receiver, got from the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> this offseason.Prediction: Agrees to play out current contract with added guaranteesMicah Parsons, EDGE, Cowboys
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\n The issue:\u00a0The four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher claims he no longer wants to play for the Cowboys after an offseason of unproductive negotiations over a long-term contract extension.The situation:\u00a0Parsons is at Cowboys camp but declining to practice, arguing in a recent social media post that he felt misled by team owner Jerry Jones during failed contract talks.The current contract:\u00a0Parsons is signed through 2025, due $21 million on a fifth-year option to close his rookie deal.The demand:\u00a0Parsons, who’s had four straight double-digit sack campaigns, is reportedly seeking<\/a> a $200 million deal, or a similarly lucrative extension that makes him one of, if not the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.Prediction:\u00a0Signs four-year, $180 million extension with Cowboys<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jones-1.jpg\")
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\n The issue:\u00a0The four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher wants a new long-term contract after more than a year of failed negotiations.The situation:\u00a0Hendrickson is at Bengals camp but declining to practice after skipping spring’s mandatory minicamp, airing public grievances with team leadership and requesting a trade for the second time in as many seasons.The current contract:\u00a0Hendrickson is signed through 2025, due $18.6 million in the final year of an extended initial deal.The demand: Hendrickson, who led the NFL with 17.5 sacks in 2024, admittedly wants an extension with multi-year guarantees, as well as a deal that puts him more in line with top-five earners at the edge rusher position.Prediction:\u00a0Signs two-year, $72 million extension with Bengals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images The 2025 NFL preseason is underway, and training camps are heating up as the regular season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,1261,1252,1234,625,19870,1245,593,37820,1241,85,1251,1259,1272],"class_list":["post-43032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dk-metcalf","tag-james-cook","tag-micah-parsons","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-contract-dispute-predictions","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-sports","tag-terry-mclaurin","tag-trey-hendrickson","tag-washington-commanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}