The Micah Parsons state of affairs goes to loom over the Dallas Cowboys till the All-Pro both places pen to paper or leaves city. That bore out each earlier than and during their remaining preseason sport on Friday.
Ahead of the matchup towards the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, Parsons walked by an AT&T Stadium tour group on his technique to the locker room. One of the vacationers, a Falcons fan, yelled, “Come to the Falcons” at him.
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Parsons responded with a “call me” gesture as he handed by whereas consuming nachos.
Parsons’ enthusiasm for a future with the Cowboys did not enhance as the sport started. During the third quarter, reporters observed he had laid down on a massage table on the sideline. This is the state of the Cowboys in 2025.
Micah Parsons watched a preseason sport the approach a whole lot of us do at house. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
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Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said after the game he is nonetheless assured Parsons will probably be enjoying for Dallas in Week 1.
Parsons announced his request for a trade Aug. 1 and has been held out of shape since the begin of coaching camp, ostensibly with a back injury. Talks between his camp and the Cowboys have soured over the previous a number of months, however might need reached a brand new low over the previous 24 hours.
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While Parsons has been principally quiet about the state of affairs, group proprietor Jerry Jones has sounded off frequently about what he thinks his group’s finest defensive participant ought to do. On Friday, he pointed to Parsons’ agent David Mulugheta as the downside, alleging that one of the league’s most powerful agents had shot down a handshake agreement between team owner and player (who has a right to representation and to follow his agent’s advice).
Jones doubled down the subsequent morning, complaining about the basic idea of someone negotiating on a player’s behalf. He has additionally shot down any risk of buying and selling Parsons and threatened to hit him with the franchise tag twice as soon as his rookie contract runs out this 12 months, protecting the All-Pro tied to Dallas for an additional three years.
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That angle doesn’t look like endearing him to Parsons, who responded by wiping any point out of the Cowboys from his social media channels and posts on TikTok and X. And now, Parsons is flirting with a trade invitation in the Cowboys’ personal stadium.
At stake is a contract that ought to be the largest for a non-quarterback in NFL historical past. Jones has mentioned he is already provided him extra assured cash than any defensive participant, although that may have been in March when the excessive mark was Nick Bosa’s $88 million from the San Francisco 49ers. The present document is T.J. Watt’s $108 million, signed final month.
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With 4 Pro Bowl nods in his first 4 seasons and at nonetheless solely 26 years outdated, it isn’t stunning Parsons desires one thing massive.