Dallas Cowboys Star Micah Parsons Demands Trade: ‘i No Longer Want To Be Here’

Superstar walk rusher Micah Parsons requested a waste and acquisition connected Friday, declaring connected societal media that “I nary longer want to play for nan Dallas Cowboys.“

Parsons, 26, has not been taking portion successful on-field activities astatine training campy while seeking a semipermanent hold that would make him 1 of nan league’s highest-paid protect players.

The Athletic reported earlier Friday that nan squad and nan two-time All-Pro are still “far apart” pinch their statement numbers.

Of course, Parsons could beryllium bluffing to unit nan Cowboys’ hand, but nan connection successful his lengthy station Friday connected X intelligibly communicated his frustration.

“Yes I wanted to beryllium here. I did everything I could to show that I wanted to beryllium a Cowboys and deterioration nan prima connected my helmet,” Parsons wrote.

“... Unfortunately I nary longer want to beryllium here. I nary longer want to beryllium held to adjacent doorway negotiations without my supplier present. I nary longer want shots taken astatine maine for getting injured while laying it connected nan statement for nan statement our fans and my teammates. I nary longer want narratives created and dispersed to nan media astir me.”

Parsons said his attempts to talk an hold started aft nan 2023 play but person many times been met by “radio silence” from nan Cowboys.

“Up to coming nan squad has not had a azygous speech pinch my supplier astir a contract,” Parsons wrote. “Not 1 request has been made by my supplier astir money, years aliases thing else.

“Still I stayed quiet but again aft repeated shots astatine myself and each nan narratives I person made a reliable determination I nary longer want to play for nan Dallas Cowboys. My waste and acquisition petition has been submitted to Stephen Jones personally.“

Parsons is scheduled to gain $24m this play connected his fifth-year option. The 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of nan Year has recorded double-digit sacks successful each of his first 4 seasons and has watched nan marketplace for walk rushers explode.

Defensive extremity Myles Garrett signed a four-year, $160m hold pinch nan Cleveland Browns. Maxx Crosby inked a three-year, $106.5m hold pinch nan Las Vegas Raiders. TJ Watt’s hold pinch nan Pittsburgh Steelers was for 3 years and $123m. A Parsons hold apt would beryllium successful nan aforesaid ballpark – aliases more.

Per nan Athletic, Parsons and squad proprietor Jerry Jones talked straight successful nan spring, and nan Cowboys judge those conversations were negotiations pinch a woody for an hold successful place. The Parsons’ campy alternatively portrayed nan meetings arsenic talks and not negotiations, and that nan Cowboys person declined to discuss pinch his supplier because squad officials believed an statement already was successful place.

Speaking successful April astatine nan NFL’s yearly convention meeting, Jones acknowledged his speech pinch Parsons, saying nan 2 said for “five aliases six hours” to activity retired a semipermanent extension.

“Most of nan issues we are successful statement on. We discussed it all,” Jones said April 1. “But we evidently don’t person an statement comparative to nan caller contract.“

The Dallas Morning News reported successful March that Parsons was seeking a record- mounting $200m statement hold that would make him nan highest-paid non-quarterback successful nan NFL.

Parsons recorded 12 sacks, 43 tackles and 2 forced fumbles successful 13 games (all starts) past season.

A Pro Bowl action successful each of his first 4 seasons successful nan league, Parsons has totaled 256 tackles (63 for loss), 112 backmost hits, 52.5 sacks, 9 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries successful 63 profession games (all starts).