Overview

• Micah Parsons formally requested a trade on August 1 after extension negotiations with the Cowboys stalled.
• Owner Jerry Jones insists he agreed to a lucrative deal with Parsons via a verbal handshake and refuses to negotiate a new written contract.
• The organization has not communicated with Parsons’s agent since his trade request and Jones has not spoken directly to the linebacker.
• While Parsons remains at the Oxnard camp citing back soreness, coaches Brian Schottenheimer and Aaron Whitecotton have praised his mentorship of younger teammates even as quarterback Dak Prescott voiced frustration with the standoff.
• Trade speculation has intensified around the Los Angeles Rams, with Aaron Donald hinting he might unretire to join Parsons on their defensive front.