The public contract dispute between star edge rusher Micah Parsons and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is enough to keep fans up at night. With negotiations souring, Parsons requested a trade on Friday, but Jones is telling the fan base that they can still rest easily at night.

At Cowboys’ practice on Saturday, Jones gave his first public comments on Parsons’ trade request. With the team’s star player now wanting out, Jones was asked about his message to the fans, and he provided an interesting answer.

“I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this,” Jones said, per Nick Harris of the Forth Worth Star-Telegram.

That may be easy for Jones to say, but selling it to the fans is another challenge entirely. As the Cowboys took the field for practice, fans in attendance were very clear about their desire for the team to pay Parsons, one of the best edge rushers in the NFL.

Just moments after attempting to assuage fans’ fears of losing their team’s best defensive player, Jones took another swipe at Parsons. Jones claimed he offered Parsons a contract worth more than anyone would guess – and that the edge rusher walked away from it.

“What y’all don’t know is what I offered him,” Jones told the Cowboys’ official website. “And it’s a hell of a lot more than you think I did. That’s what you don’t know.”

“Micah took it off,” Jones added. “He took it off. That’s very important.”

When asked whether Jones had spoke with Parsons since his trade request, the Cowboys’ owner and general manager admitted that he hadn’t, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. Jones went on to say that this dispute with Parsons, who is currently under contract with the team, makes him “wonder” if the defensive standout will honor his next deal all the way through.

“At some point you do have to recognize that we’re talking about under contract here, which can diminish if somebody makes a new contract,” Jones…

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The Pro Football Hall of Fame added four members on Saturday, with Jared Allen, Sterling Sharpe, Antonio Gates and Eric Allen enshrined as the class of 2025 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

The four new inductees received their signature gold jackets during a dinner on Friday night. Prior to the quartet giving acceptance speeches on stage, the ceremony honored host Chris Berman, who emceed the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony for the 25th time. Pittsburgh Steelers legend Lynn Swann, class of 2001, presented Berman with a silver anniversary football.

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Coach Marv Levy, also part of the 2001 class, was recognized for his 100th birthday, which is on Sunday (Aug. 3). Thurman Thomas, class of 2007, who played for Levy from 1998-97 with the Buffalo Bills, called him “the best coach I ever had.”

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Jared Allen was the first of the inductees to take the stage. He was presented by his father, Ron Allen. Wearing a cowboy hat, Allen joked that he felt bad about giving bad advice — such as eating three jalapeno peppers before a game — to parents who asked for tips to a successful football career, often when he was having dinner or with family members.

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Finally enshrined in his fifth year of eligibility, Allen thanked his wife for elevating him and their two daughters, who he called “his legacy.”

From Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab:

“[Allen] was entertaining as a player, with 136 career sacks during stints with the Vikings, Chiefs, Bears and Panthers, and also unapologetically himself. His famous calf-roping celebration after sacks was a part of who he was, and maybe the most memorable part of a great career.”

Up next was Sterling Sharpe. Appropriately, he was presented by his brother Shannon Sharpe, class of 2011. The two now comprise the first brother tandem to be inducted into Canton.

Sharpe thanked his mother for giving him the name “Sterling,” which helped him stand…

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The Cincinnati Bengals will continue to play their home games at Paycor Stadium for at least another decade and potentially through the 2045 season. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the franchise finalized with Hamilton County a new lease that keeps them in town on an 11-year extension through June 2036. The agreement comes with an option to extend through June 2046.

The new lease finalizes a process that has been ongoing throughout the offseason. The Bengals agreed with local officials in June to a $470 million renovation of Paycor Stadium along with the lease extension, but the latter required formal approval from county commissioners.

Paycor Stadium, which has been home to the Bengals since it opened in 2000, will undergo upgrades as part of the project. It carries a smaller price tag than the initial $830 million the Bengals proposed, and the county will foot the majority of the bill to the tune of $350 million. The team, with assistance from the NFL’s G-5 loan program, will contribute $120 million to the renovations. Stadium upgrades include improvements to the club lounges, stadium suites, concessions and scoreboards.

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Hamilton County commissioners approved the lease Thursday, but the Bengals had not yet agreed to the terms. Friday’s finalization is the last step and comes after the county’s 2-1 approval vote.

“The county has said that what we’re asking for is in the generality of what other NFL…

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Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said earlier this week that cornerback Kader Kohou will miss the entire season with a knee injury and the team made a roster move reflecting that turn of events on Friday.

Kohou has been placed on injured reserve. The fourth-year player will now begin the process of recovering from the injury and rehabbing to pick up where he left off in 2026.

The Dolphins filled Kohou’s roster spot by signing quarterback Brett Gabbert. Gabbert, who is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Blaine Gabbert, spent a couple of months with the team earlier this year after going undrafted in April.

Gabbert joins Tua Tagovailoa, Zach Wilson, and seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers on the depth chart in Miami.

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