Overview

• Micah Parsons announced he formally requested a trade to Stephen Jones and has refrained from full practice under his fifth-year option after contract negotiations stalled without his agent present.
• Owner Jerry Jones publicly told fans not to “lose any sleep” over the situation, asserted he has no plans to trade Parsons and claimed the player walked away from a purported deal.
• Jones invoked his 2015 negotiations with Jay-Z and Dez Bryant to explain why he prefers direct talks with players, citing a desire to bypass agents.
• Former Cowboys star Dez Bryant, ex-Texans pass rusher J.J. Watt, and Roc Nation Sports have criticized Jones’s remarks, with Roc Nation labeling his Jay-Z comment as false and “comical.”
• League insiders have pointed to teams like the Raiders, Packers, Panthers and Buccaneers as potential suitors should Dallas move Parsons.