OXNARD, Calif. – One day after Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons released a statement requesting a trade out of Dallas, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones made clear that in his eyes, this is a negotiation. It’s a negotiation that goes back to March, when Jones and Parsons met at the Big 12 football conference championship game and, …
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Brian Schottenheimer doesn’t believe the Micah Parsons situation will distract the team
In making a trade request, Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons potentially is hoping to become a distraction for the team. Meeting with reporters on Saturday coach Brian Schottenheimer was asked whether that will happen. “I don’t think so,” Schottenheimer said. “I think, you know, look, our guys are focused on what we’re trying to build. They’re focused on what we’re trying …
Read More »How will Cowboys respond to the Micah Parsons trade request?
Things got interesting on Friday afternoon when Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons made a public trade request. The next question is a simple one. What will the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones do next? The choices are fairly simple. Refuse to do it. Agree to do it. Make him an offer on a long-term deal that he will accept. Coach Brian …
Read More »Micah Parsons trade proposals: Analyzing 3 potential offers for the Cowboys
Micah Parsons stunned the NFL world on Friday as he officially asked the Dallas Cowboys for a trade. While that isn’t an uncommon move in professional sports, it is for the Dallas Cowboys. Parsons has been attending training camp practices in Oxnard, Calif., but not participating on the field as he seeks a new deal in the fifth and final …
Read More »Micah Parsons Requests Trade From Cowboys
Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons has requested a trade, according to a lengthy social media post that details his protracted negotiations with the team. Dallas has no intention of trading Parsons, per Dianna Russini of The Athletic, but teams are still expected to reach out to the Cowboys to inquire about his availability. Despite the trade request, Parsons is …
Read More »Who should be calling the Cowboys about Micah Parsons?
Linebacker Micah Parsons has requested a trade from the Cowboys. They’ll likely say no. But what if they say yes? More accurately, what if another team makes them an offer they won’t refuse? They’ll get calls. And the overriding question is whether a new team would give up a pair of first-round picks and pay Parsons the $45 million per …
Read More »Report: Cowboys, Micah Parsons talks “have gone backwards”
At a time when they should be making progress, the Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons are not. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com said Tuesday that the two sides are moving in the wrong direction. Via Leocciano Callao of Yahoo Sports, Schefter said the player and team are “further away from a deal in late July, early August than [they] were in …
Read More »Stephen Jones takes jab at Micah Parsons as Cowboys contract standoff continues
Another day, another barb thrown Micah Parsons’ way by a member of the Cowboys brass. The team and the star edge rusher are at a contract-extension standoff with training camp already open, and with few signs of any significant movement toward resolving the situation. Parsons is in the final year of his rookie deal, making $24 million, and would hit …
Read More »Stephen Jones on Micah Parsons: “He’s got to want to be paid”
The Cowboys are way better at coming up with reasons for not timely and properly paying their key players than they are at timely and properly paying their key players. Amid training-camp chants from fans to pay linebacker Micah Parsons, Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said this, via Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of All City DLLS, “We want to pay Micah …
Read More »Jerry Jones finds new way to insult Micah Parsons
Well, now we know why the Dallas Cowboys haven’t signed Micah Parsons to an extension. Jerry Jones has been negotiating with the wrong guy. NFL training camps are officially open, which means the 82-year-old Dallas Cowboys owner is in search of a microphone to speak in front of. And after opening training camp with some strange comments pertaining to the …
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