Texas Hold Him? Despite Parsons\u2019 shocking demand for a trade, Cowboys owner refusing to give in to Parsons\u2019 request.<\/p>\n
\nDallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Saturday that he is not considering moving Micah Parsons despite the Pro Bowl linebacker\u2019s trade request. Jones spoke with reporters about the team\u2019s negotiations with Parsons in a video shared Saturday by Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/em>. 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\u2019 agent wasn\u2019t included in negotiations.<\/p>\n
Jones still expressed confidence in the state of the Cowboys\u2019 relationship with Parsons. \u201cI would say to our fans, don\u2019t lose any sleep over this,\u201d Jones said, per Harris. Parsons announced that he had submitted a trade request to the Cowboys in a post shared Friday on X.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cthe team did not want to start any negotiations at that point.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cUp to today the team has not had a single conversation with my agent about a contract,\u201d Parsons wrote. Jones told reporters on Saturday that Parsons\u2019 trade request is just part of negotiating. \u201cThat\u2019s negotiation. I\u2019ve 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\u2019re hearing about trading, hurt backs, all that kind of stuff,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n
When asked about his meeting with Parsons in March, Jones answered, per DallasCowboys.com\u2019s Tommy Yarrish: \u201cWhat y\u2019all don\u2019t know is what I offered him, and it\u2019s a hell of a lot more than you think I did. That\u2019s what you don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Schotty reacts to Micah\u2019s trade request: \u2018We\u2019ve talked\u2019 – Patrik Walker, Dallascowboys.com<\/h3>\n
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer weighs in on the Parsons issue.<\/p>\n
\nOXNARD, Calif.<\/strong> \u2014 Contention has unfortunately pulled up a seat in the ongoing contract talks, or allegedly lack thereof, between the Dallas Cowboys and their all-world pass rusher, Micah Parsons. Evidence of this arrived on Friday, with the impact of a meteor, when Parsons took to social media to announce he\u2019d formally requested a trade.<\/p>\n
He went on to detail the events, as he sees them, that led to this point.<\/p>\n
Parsons remains in camp at this time and, roughly 24 hours later, head coach Brian Schottenheimer was faced with questions regarding the most glaring early challenge to the establishment of his culture and era and Dallas: a trade request from one of the most popular and productive players in NFL history.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve talked to Micah,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve talked to all of our guys. Great conversations. Not going to share with you guys, but good conversations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to continue to talk about Micah\u2019s contract situation. A lot of great things are going on. I get it. Seriously, you guys have a tough job to do, and you\u2019re gonna get bored with this press conference if we keep asking it. But again, I had great conversations with him. You guys know me, I\u2019m transparent. I talked to all of our guys, always have, always will, and [have] good conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parsons drew praise from Schottenheimer for his decision to report to training camp despite the unresolved contract news, especially considering how active the four-time Pro Bowler has been in meetings and on the sidelines in helping to coach up his teammates.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also painfully clear, however, that Parsons wants a resolution as badly as he wants to get back onto the football field, and as badly as Schottenheimer wants to see his best defensive player out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would hope [he\u2019d still attend practice],\u201d he said of Parsons. \u201cI expect to see him out there today and again, we\u2019ll see about that, but like I said, the conversation and stuff that he and I have had, you know, we talk about a lot of different things and all very positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
All-Pro Guard Tyler Smith Could be the Next Cowboys\u2019 Holdout – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star<\/h3>\n
But wait, there\u2019s more.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dallas Cowboys have made contract disputes with their best players a yearly tradition. In 2024, it was Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb; currently, it\u2019s Micah Parsons; next year, it will be All-Pro guard Tyler Smith. This front office regime is stuck in a loop that hurts both their own salary situation and their relationship with the players.<\/p>\n
When you wait, and wait, and wait to extend contracts, good young players\u2019 prices skyrocket as the market increases and their accolades stack. This is what happened to every single Cowboy I named over the past two years.<\/p>\n
In terms of Smith, Dallas\u2019s first-round pick in 2022, he will enter the final year of his rookie contract next season. Smart teams would extend him before then; the Cowboys likely won\u2019t. Let\u2019s look at the Tyler Smith resume, and what the contract could be when the Cowboys negotiate with him at the last minute in 2026.<\/p>\n
Tyler Smith: Blossiming Into Top-Tier, Highest-Paid Guard<\/strong><\/p>\n
When the Cowboys selected the Tulsa guard in 2022, many called it a reach. His tape showed elite traits and flashes of potential, but holes in his actual game. As they\u2019ve done so many times before, Dallas took that framework and built it into an elite guard today.<\/p>\n
Smith, 24, has now made back-to-back Pro Bowls, and in 2023 he was named an All-Pro. He has solidified himself as the heir to Zack Martin\u2019s throne. Especially when you add in the youth surrounding him on the offensive line, Smith\u2019s importance doubles, at least. Tyler Guyton, Tyler Booker, and Cooper Beebe will develop seeing Smith as the big dog.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Training camp injuries have turned the Cowboys\u2019 OL into the walking wounded – Brian Martin, Blogging the Boys<\/h3>\n
The Injuries along the offensive line are starting to take a toll.<\/p>\n
\nThe hits keep coming for the Dallas Cowboys offensive line. Thursday afternoon Pro Bowl left guard Tyler Smith exited practice early with knee soreness – tendinitis, as it seems – and it remains to be seen if he misses any time.<\/p>\n
Tyler Smith is the latest Cowboys offensive lineman to come up lame at training camp. Thankfully this doesn\u2019t seem to be anything serious, but will still need to be monitored closely along with the rest of the Cowboys walking wounded injured OL right now.<\/p>\n
Smith is simply just the most recent of the Cowboys OL who have sustained some degree of injury since training camp got underway. He joins Terence Steele (ankle), Rob Jones (neck), and Tyler Guyton (knee) in missing some practice time thus far in training camp due to injuries and all will need to be closely monitored. That doesn\u2019t even include some down roster linemen who missed time.<\/p>\n
While thankfully none of these injuries have been of the season-ending type, it does raise somewhat of a concern about the cohesiveness of this group and the further development of Guyton. The quicker everyone can get healthy, the better.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Guyton is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with the fractured bone in his knee and Rob Jones is expected to miss 2-3 months with a broken bone in his neck. Terence Steele however has returned to practice after his ankle injury, which is good news considering Dallas\u2019 OT depth.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for a silver lining to all of these injuries along the Cowboys o-line, with those players sidelined the coaching staff is getting a good look at the depth chart behind them. These extra practice reps will give everybody a better idea of where these backups fit on the depth chart as well as who may or may not stick to the final 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Cowboys\u2019 reunion with La\u2019el Collins an important redemption story – Reid Hanson, Cowboys Wire<\/h3>\n
Collins next stint with the Cowboys far more relevant than a feel-good story.<\/p>\n
\nThings didn\u2019t end well between La\u2019el Collins and the Dallas Cowboys last go \u2018round. After starting 71 of 74 games for the Cowboys between 2015-2021, the team soured on Collins. His commitment to health, fitness and the game fell into question as injuries mounted. Dallas eventually released Collins, and his career never truly recovered. He played 15 games in 2023 marking the last meaningful football he\u2019d play to date.<\/p>\n
Once upon a time Collins was a valued member of a stellar Cowboys line. He was a first-round talent who went undrafted after the proximity to an apparent violent crime scared teams away in the 2015 NFL draft. He rebuilt his name and reputation in Dallas then, and now he is getting that same chance at redemption with the Cowboys in 2025.<\/p>\n
With injuries ravaging the Cowboys offensive line in training camp, Dallas is in the market for viable offensive lineman at multiple positions Collins was brought in for a workout to hopefully be just that.<\/p>\n
After reportedly working with famed offensive line guru Duke Manyweather over the offseason, Collins is said to be back in game shape. At 33, it might be now or never for Collins. It\u2019s been reported the workout went well and Collins is signing with the Cowboys. He has the ability to play inside and outside and could be a solid swing lineman for the Cowboys in the preseason and possibly beyond.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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