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.

The star pass rusher attended Cowboys minicamp on Tuesday, but did not take part in drills with back tightness.

"Why did I think that would be the first question?" Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer joked to reporters on the first day of mandatory minicamp. He was talking about inquiries on whether or not Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs were in attendance for the required phase of the offseason kicking off Tuesday.

Brian Schottenheimer is happy to head into his first season as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys with no high-profile holdouts from mandatory minicamp.

Two notable members of the Dallas Cowboys arrived at the team's facility a day before the start of mandatory minicamp. All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons and former All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs were back at The Star on Monday,