On the first day of training camp, the Cowboys brought in a pass rusher to help the room led by Parsons, as the team announced they agreed to terms with James Houston. Houston was one of three pass rushers that recently worked out for the Cowboys, the others being Jesse Luketa and Kameron Cline .

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones did not have any updates on the status of contract negotiations with star defensive end Micah Parsons ahead of the start of training camp