Micah Parsons shocked the sports world on Friday when he requested a trade from the Dallas Cowboys.
Reactions immediately rolled, and most couldn't believe his relationship with the team had deteriorated to this point.
Parsons took to social media to make his request known, releasing a tweet with a long typed message. The long and short of it is that the Cowboys have attempted to bypass Parsons's agent to deal directly with the player. That has rubbed Parsons the wrong way, and led to a situation where he wants out. He even said, "I no longer wish to be here" which is an incredibly clear statement.
The NFL world was swift in its reactions to the news.
Micah Parsons requests a trade from the #Cowboys. https://t.co/3SoKWN1lOr
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 1, 2025
I put together a graphic of the teams that should make a call to the Cowboys about trading for Micah Parsons pic.twitter.com/rr2i2ig9lc
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 1, 2025
https://t.co/9JFTvgmVxS pic.twitter.com/PU4eXpcToF
— Windy City Sports Cards (@312SportsCards1) August 1, 2025
A Dallas sports team would never trade a young star because they didn’t want to pay them https://t.co/wx4ql4EcAs
— Subscribe to the You Know Ball Patreon (@TrillBroDude) August 1, 2025
From Micah Parsons: “I no longer want to be here.” https://t.co/FF89VOXmXT
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) August 1, 2025
Micah Parsons pays an agent to negotiate for him.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 1, 2025
The #Cowboys have been trying to go around that and negotiate directly with the player and bypass the agent.
It’s a laughable situation that an NFL organization operates like this. https://t.co/0bEAbKOU4r
Cowboys fans seeing this: pic.twitter.com/VYuohlh6yE
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) August 1, 2025
No need to get caught up in any of the Parsons noise. That is all it is. Come the start of the year Dallas will give him whatever he wants and some story will come out about a late night phone call getting things back on track and saving the relationship and all will be happy
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) August 1, 2025
This is a detailed takedown of how #Cowboys have handled business with Micah Parsons, who wanted nothing more than to be a Cowboy.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 1, 2025
Now? We shall see. https://t.co/BbXTAEa3P7
As a former Bear, this is where my mind immediately goes when I hear Micah Parsons may be available with little to no time remaining on the offseason pic.twitter.com/O5Cz2SaeTr
— kyle (@Ky1eLong) August 1, 2025
Even Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell weighed in on this mess.
Damn… https://t.co/UWLCfVOkoY pic.twitter.com/iGKAFo4Db0
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 1, 2025
Parsons is one of the best defenders in the NFL and deserves to get his payday. After the Cleveland Browns signed Myles Garrett to a four-year, $160 million contract that included $123.5 million in guaranteed money, the Cowboys had to know they were going to have to top that number. The fact that this has taken so long and gotten this far is an indictment of the franchise.
The 26-year-old edge rusher is a three-time All-Pro and has racked up 52.5 sacks in 63 career games, and has been in double digits in each of the four seasons he has been in the NFL.
In the end, it's likely the Cowboys cave and give Parsons the massive deal he's seeking. His teammates are already on his side, and things could get ugly in Dallas the longer this goes on.
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