FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones typically operates with a “deadlines make deals” mindset when negotiating mega contracts for his star players, but he’s really pushing it with All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons.
Just one week from Thursday, Dallas will kick off the 2025 NFL season in Philadelphia against the Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles, and Parsons and the team remain embroiled in negotiations. The latest update is that the Cowboys have medically cleared the 26-year-old Parsons to practice after a Friday MRI came back clean on the area he has been using to justify not suiting up since training camp began.
“Yeah, again, there’s always a chance for more tests and things like that, but at this time we do [consider Parsons cleared for practice],” Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Tuesday. “Yes.”
In response, the four-time Pro Bowler is seeking out a second opinion on his back, per NFL Media. Parsons was spotted going through security at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday. He’s not skipping practice in doing so since Dallas returns to the practice field on Friday after having Wednesday and Thursday off.
These latest actions plus Parsons publicly announcing a trade request on Twitter back on Aug. 1 have cast legitimate doubt about his Cowboys’ future. So let’s take a look at whether or not a trade will actually go down, when the final hold-in of the 2025 offseason could end, will he play Week 1, and what number could finally get this deal over the finish line.
Will there be a trade?
Probably not. Here was Jones’ response to Parsons a day later, on Aug. 2, out at training camp.
“I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this,” Jones said.
However, Dallas is now reportedly open to at least picking up the phone and listening to potential trade offers as of Thursday. Here are CBS Sports’ official…
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