Overview

• After formally requesting a trade on August 1, Parsons has not practiced and remains on the sideline at Cowboys camp in Oxnard.
• Jerry Jones confirmed no meetings have occurred with Parsons’s agent since spring talks, saying he doubts the linebacker will play in Week 1.
• Coaches including Brian Schottenheimer and Aaron Whitecotton say Parsons’s camp absence has not disrupted practice, praising his mentorship of younger defenders.
• Analyst Danny Parkins called Jones’s negotiation style outdated, arguing that the owner is rejecting market-level terms with an old-school mentality.
• Aaron Donald joked on social media that he might return from retirement if Parsons joins the Rams, underscoring league-wide interest in the linebacker.