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The Cowboys having all sorts of drama at training camp was, unfortunately, pretty predictable.
The Dallas Cowboys had a day off from practicing on the fields at Oxnard on Friday, and with that a day off from fighting with pads and helmets on seeing as that’s been a theme of training camp thus far, but that didn’t stop them from dominating the headlines, making news for all of the wrong reasons, and taking the fight to social media. We are of course talking about the Micah Parsons situation.
With each passing day that the Cowboys best defender, and obviously one of the best in the whole league, goes without a new contract, the potential for something like Friday’s breaking point happening could only go up. The Cowboys knew this. Everyone knew this. It happened anyway, and of all the cats that can’t be put back in a box with spin or attempted good PR, this might as well be a full blown tiger on the loose. Or just maybe, a lion on the loose if the Cowboys truly can’t redeem themselves and make their star pass rusher happy again.
In typical Cowboys fashion, a story that started ominously only took a matter of minutes to get so much worse. First it was reported by The Athletic that Parsons was considering distancing himself even further than his current “hold in” status at training camp, the details of which were ambiguous for just a moment.
Moments later, Parsons took matters even more into his own hands and tweeted a lengthy explanation of the situation from his own perspective which concluded with telling Stephen Jones he’s formally requested a trade.
Parsons’ statement read as follows, via Twitter/X:
“Yes I wanted to be here. I did everything I could to show that I wanted to be a Cowboy and wear the star on my helmet. I wanted to play in front of the best fans in sports and make this America’s Team once again. The team my pops and I grew up cheering for way up in Harrisburg, PA.
“Unfortunately, I no longer want to be here. I no longer want to be held to closed door negotiations without my agent present. I no longer want shots taken at me for getting injured while laying it on the line for the organization, our fans and my teammates. I no longer want narratives created and spread to the media about me. I had purposely stayed quiet in hopes of getting something done. But since there is confusion out there let me clear some things up.
“I had my agent reach out to the Cowboys last offseason after my third year in hopes of getting a deal done early. Unfortunately, the team did not want to start any negotiations at that point. I was OK with that and didn’t complain, and focused on the 2024 season. After the season, I told my agent once again to let the team know we...
