Star Cowboys cross rusher Micah Parsons dropped a bombshell on Friday and requested a commerce out of Dallas because of the crew’s dealing with of his unresolved contract scenario.
“I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys,” Parsons, 26, wrote in a press release he launched on social media. “My trade request has been submitted to [co-owner] Stephen Jones personally.”
Parsons is the second distinguished NFC East participant in two days to request a commerce, following Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin‘s trade request on Thursday. Parsons has been at the Cowboys’ facility sitting out of shape. McLaurin confirmed as much as camp late and now desires out.
The Giants open the season with back-to-back highway video games at Washington in Week 1 and at Dallas in Week 2. So this division drama may gain advantage Brian Daboll’s crew if the Cowboys and Commanders don’t put out these fires.
Parsons’ scenario escalated as a result of proprietor Jerry Jones cited Parsons’ six-game harm absence final season in an argument in opposition to paying him prime greenback at a latest press convention.
“Just because we sign him doesn’t mean we’re gonna have him,” Jones mentioned, referencing quarterback Dak Prescott’s 2020 season-ending harm after signing a giant extension as one other instance.
Parsons additionally alleged in Friday’s assertion that Jones had used a gathering with the participant about “leadership” to attempt to negotiate and finalize a brand new contract with out involving Parsons’ agent.
“I no longer want to be here,” Parsons wrote. “I no longer want to be held to close door negotiations without my agent present. I no longer want shots taken at me for getting injured while laying it on the line for the organization our fans and my teammates.”
Parsons’ Cowboys teammates appear to be on his aspect, unsurprisingly, since Jones’ and the Cowboys’ often drag out participant negotiations like this. And it’s getting outdated to them.
“Never fails dawg,” CeeDee Lamb wrote. “Just pay the man what you owe [him]. No need for the extracurricular.”
However this example doesn’t sound salvageable from the cross rusher’s finish.
The Philadelphia Eagles and big-game searching GM Howie Roseman come to thoughts as a crew that will take motion in this sort of sweepstakes, with Parsons’ pal and former Pennsylvania and Penn State product Saquon Barkley on the roster. However it could presumably be a non-starter for the Cowboys to maneuver Parsons in division until it was for a king’s ransom.
Parsons is a two-time All-Professional with 52.5 sacks in his 4 NFL seasons. He’s below contract this season for $24 million, however the Steelers’ T.J. Watt now tops that place’s market at $41 million per yr on common.
McLaurin, 29, is coming off a career-high 13 landing catches and is scheduled to make a $15.5 million base wage and a most of $19.4 million in his seventh season. However he has no safety previous 2025 and seeks a increase after being the highest offensive weapon for one of the best Washington crew in a very long time.
The longer each of those issues are left unresolved by Dallas and Washington, although, the higher it might be for the Giants.
NABERS TOSSES HELMET AS OFFENSE FALLS SHORT
Russell Wilson and Malik Nabers related for a pair landing passes in Friday’s lengthy, padded Giants observe in East Rutherford, N.J. However Wilson threw two interceptions to safeties Tyler Nubin and Dane Belton that created extra questions in regards to the offense getting into the 2025 season.
Nabers threw his helmet to the bottom in disgust when Wilson ended a two-minute drill with a prayer that sailed over the receiver’s head into the arms of a leaping Nubin simply contained in the again line. Then Belton jumped a brief Wilson cross throughout a pink zone interval for what would have been a pick-six in an actual recreation.
The 2-minute drill began with a Kayvon Thibodeaux sack of Wilson, however Daboll allowed the following completion to working again Tyrone Tracy Jr. to depend anyway. In any other case, the drive may need stalled out instantly.
The sport scenario had the Giants trailing by 5 factors, so Wilson needed to attempt a mini-Hail Mary on the ultimate play.
Rookie Jaxson Dart received the second-string offense over midfield and out of bounds to cease the clock at two seconds on a completion to Dylan Cambre. However Daboll for some cause didn’t permit a Hail Mary try from Dart like Wilson had tried with the primary group.
Jameis Winston delivered strikes to wideout Zach Pascal to get his third-string offense into area purpose territory trailing by three factors and ended up settling for a area purpose after a number of finish zone photographs fell incomplete.
Winston delivered a strike to wideout Da’Quan Felton that ought to have been a landing, however Felton by some means dropped it with nook O’Donnell Fortune in protection.
Fourth string QB Tommy DeVito, in the meantime, had a tough observe and was intercepted twice by nook Dee Williams. Williams, Nabers, rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter and backup edge Tomon Fox had robust practices.
Rookies working again Cam Skattebo and tight finish Thomas Fidone II each left observe halfway by means of the session.
Skattebo acquired two carries in his first observe motion in three days and nonetheless needed to go away. He’s clearly coping with an harm after Monday’s heavy workload in pads, though Daboll wouldn’t share the character of the again’s ailment.
Undrafted rookie receiver Beaux Collins, who has had a robust begin to camp, didn’t observe however was jogging on the aspect.
Reserve working Rushawn Baker appeared like he had his bell rung late in observe on a block and was visibly shaking his head, however he stayed within the huddle and took two extra reps.
Corners Cor’Dale Flott and Korie Black (harm), Greg Van Roten (paternity), defensive tackles Jordon Riley (harm) and D.J. Davidson (private, per Daboll) didn’t observe. Defensive sort out Elijah Chatman was again at observe after an unknown private situation on Thursday.
Initially Printed: August 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM EDT
