Cowboys' Jerry Jones Not Considering Micah Parsons Trade Amid Contract Hold-In

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Saturday that he is not considering moving Micah Parsons despite the Pro Bowl linebacker's trade request.

Jones spoke with reporters about the team's negotiations with Parsons in a video shared Saturday by Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Clarence Hill of All City DLLS reported in April that the Cowboys had offered Parsons a contract that would set a record for a non-quarterback, but talks had broken down because Parsons' agent wasn't included in negotiations.

Jones still expressed confidence in the state of the Cowboys' relationship with Parsons.

“I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this," Jones said, per Harris.

Parsons announced that he had submitted a trade request to the Cowboys in a post shared Friday on X.

The linebacker wrote that he had asked his agent David Mulugheta to negotiate an extension with the Cowboys ahead of the 2024 season, but that "the team did not want to start any negotiations at that point."

He confirmed that he talked to Jones about his contract in March, at a meeting he said he had not understood to be a formal negotiation.

"Up to today the team has not had a single conversation with my agent about a contract," Parsons wrote.

Jones told reporters on Saturday that Parsons' trade request is just part of negotiating.

"That's negotiation. I've heard that so many times, in my 30 years in the NFL, from not just players but agents... that is old stuff, 30 years of old stuff, some of those issues we're hearing about trading, hurt backs, all that kind of stuff," Jones said.

When asked about his meeting with Parsons in March, Jones answered, per DallasCowboys.com's Tommy Yarrish: "What y'all don't know is what I offered him, and it's a hell of a lot more than you think I did. That's what you don't know."

Despite indicating to reporters he believed Parsons' trade request was all part of "negotiation talk", Jones also said he hasn't spoken with Parsons since the linebacker's trade request.

“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. It makes you wonder if they’ll honor that contract," Jones said, per Machota.

Parsons has recorded at least 12.0 sacks in each of his four seasons with the Cowboys, despite missing four games in 2024. He is currently set to play the 2025 season on a $24 million contract.