Micah Parsons trade request: Report reveals whether Cowboys star will leave training camp, pay fines

On Friday, Dallas Cowboys EDGE Micah Parsons publicly requested a trade from the Dallas Cowboys. However, he reportedly doesn’t plan on skipping the team’s training camp.

“Despite his public ridicule of the #Cowboys organization and his trade request to the Dallas front office, I’m told [Micah Parsons] has no intention of leaving training camp and incurring $50K in daily fines as mandated by the NFL,” WFAA reporter Ed Werder wrote on X.

Other stars around the league have taken the financial blow to get their point across. Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin was fined $200k total for missing four practices. Likewise, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson held out during the first week of the Bengals’ training camp before finally reporting on Wednesday.

Evidently, Parsons doesn’t plan on suffering similar financial losses. After all, he wants out of Dallas to make more money. Parsons is entering the fifth-year option of his rookie deal as a defensive end. He will earn $21.34 million this year.

As early as 2023, Parsons reached out to the Cowboys to discuss a contract extension. However, the two parties haven’t made any substantial progress in contract talks. The Cowboys could continue to use their franchise tag on Parsons and retain his rights until 2028.

While this would keep the Cowboys from having to sign a long-term deal with Parsons, it would be a costly endeavor. Other star pass rushers around the league, including Myles Garrett (four years, $160 million), Maxx Crosby (three years, $106.5 million) and T.J. Watt (three years, $123 million), have each signed massive extensions this offseason.

The historic contracts will ultimately raise Parsons’ price if Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opts to use the team’s franchise tag on the two-time First-Team All-Pro. In his announcement on Friday, Parsons said he wanted to make it work with the Cowboys, but can no longer see a future with the organization.

“I wanted to be here,” Parsons wrote. “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 Americas 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 close 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.”