The Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons situation gains a new twist with each passing day. The Cowboys had the opportunity to lock Parsons in for the prime of his career, but a decision by team owner Jerry Jones ultimately didn’t sit well with him.
“The fact that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys believe they can negotiate a 9-figure extension with Micah Parsons without involving his agent says everything about the current state of the franchise. This entire situation is laughable from the Dallas side. It could’ve — and should’ve — been avoided. But instead, the Cowboys’ operated with pure arrogance, foolishness and stubbornness,” NFL insider Jordan Schultz posted.
Parsons wasn’t a fan of how Jones approached the situation, and tensions reached a boiling point. Frustrated, Parsons submitted a trade request to the organization.
“Still I stayed quiet but again after repeated shots at myself and all the narratives I have made a tough decision I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys. My trade request has been submitted to Stephen Jones personally,” Parsons posted.
While some believe this could be a stunt, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio has intel suggesting Parsons is genuinely done in Dallas.
“The ship, we’re told, quite possibly has sailed. Parsons quite possibly will reject any offer he receives from the Cowboys on a long-term deal, because he no longer wants one,” Florio wrote.
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A potential trade package could send Parsons to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a haul of draft picks and edge rusher Marcus Davenport.
Lions Get: Edge Micah Parsons, 2026 5th-round pick
Cowboys Get: 2026 1st-round pick, 2026 2nd-round pick, 2027 1st-round pick, 2026 3rd-round pick, Edge Marcus Davenport
“The Lions will be legitimate Super Bowl contenders this season if they can experience better injury fortune than they had a year ago. However, they still need a high-end edge-rusher to complement Aidan Hutchinson and build a complete roster,” Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox wrote.
Parsons would welcome this trade, as it would pair him with Hutchinson to form arguably the best 1-2 punch of edge rushers in the league. Both have been dominant since their draft years, and opposing offenses would be forced into tough decisions on who to double-team, leaving one of them one-on-one to wreak havoc.