Micah Parsons landing spots: Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher personally requests Stephen Jones trade him away

Parsons has had enough of Dallas' inactivity in contract negotiations and posted that he requested a trade

Dallas Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons hit the nuclear button with him and the team's front office at an impasse in contract talks: he has requested a trade.

Parsons posted on Friday afternoon that he personally sent a trade request to Cowboys COO and EVP Stephen Jones. The 26-year-old entered the 2025 offseason hopeful about getting a long-term contract extension done with Jerry and Stephen Jones by getting contract talks started in a one-on-one meeting on Jan. 10. Dallas' inactivity combined with their latest barbs exchanged through the media have led Parsons to decide he's had enough of playing chicken with his financial future in Dallas. 

Should the Cowboys actually decide to acquiesce Parsons' request, they could receive a haul of picks, including multiple first-round picks. Parsons is the first player since sacks began being tracked as an individual statistic in 1982 to have 12 or more sacks in each of his first four seasons in the NFL. Hall of Famer Reggie White accomplished the feat in his first four seasons played in the NFL but not in his first four years in the league: White was the fourth overall pick in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft but didn't begin playing NFL football until the 1985 season. Parsons' 330 quarterback pressures since entering the NFL as the 12th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft are tied for the most in the league with Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby, according to TruMedia.