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Todd Archer
OXNARD, Calif. — Micah Parsons’ trade request Friday has not swayed Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, who said he will not consider trading the star pass rusher.
“I think the world of Micah,” Jones said after Saturday’s practice. “And that [request] is just a part of negotiation.”
Jones spent 16 minutes answering questions about Parsons’ contract situation, discussed the agreement the owner believes they made in March, and sarcastically mentioned the back tightness that has kept the Pro Bowler off the field through nine training camp practices.
“That is 30 years of old stuff, some of these issues we’re hearing about trading, hurt backs, all that kind of stuff,” Jones said.
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Jones would not say whether he expected Parsons on the field for the Sept. 4 season opener against the Jones reiterated that he and Parsons reached an agreement on a deal in March when they met in the owner’s office. In his social media post, Parsons said the visit was supposed to be about leadership and Jones turned it to the contract. Parsons took that offer off the table, Jones said. Jones would not divulge specific details of the agreement but made a reference to “guaranteeing somebody almost $200 million” in comments Saturday. “What y’all don’t know is what I offered him, and it’s a helluva lot more than you think I did,” Jones said. “That’s what you don’t know. … But my point is I reached. Make no mistake about it. I reached.” Since Jones and Parsons met in March, elite pass rushers “What y’all don’t know is what I offered him, and it’s a helluva lot more than you think I did. That’s what you don’t know. … But my point is I reached. Make no mistake about it. I reached.”
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Josh Weinfuss
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson is in the concussion protocol following a collision during Friday’s practice with safety Budda Baker, coach Jonathan Gannon said Saturday.
The left side of Wilson’s head hit Baker’s right knee as he went to the ground in an attempt to catch a pass from quarterback Kyler Murray.
Both Wilson and Baker were down for a few moments. Wilson eventually stood up and walked off under his own power before heading to the locker room alongside a trainer. Baker held onto his right knee before standing and limping away.
Coach Jonathan Gannon described the play as “bang-bang.”
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“I told Mike, I mean it’s unfortunate what happened, but he can’t … that’s why I want him to stay up,” Gannon said. “I know it’s hard. That’s their instincts to go dive for the ball, but in practice, that can lead to some contact that you don’t want to have happen.
“So, I don’t fault him, but I don’t want him going to the ground, either.”
Gannon said Baker was OK and will practice Saturday. Along with Wilson not practicing, wide receiver
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Todd Archer
OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons has made a request to be traded.
Parsons took to social media Friday to make the announcement and went through his version of events that led to his decision to want to move away from the franchise he grew up adoring and that drafted him in the first round in 2021.
“Yes, 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.”
Thank you Dallas ?? ??! I pic.twitter.com/EUnEj9uRUt
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) August 1, 2025
Both sides acknowledge there have not been discussions regarding a contract extension. Parsons is set to make $21.324 million this season on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal as a defensive end, not the reported $24.007 million that he would make if he was a linebacker.
The team had no comment on Parsons’ request. The Cowboys can hold his rights through 2028 with the use of the franchise tag, however, the last year of the tag would cost them the quarterback tag figure.
The relationship between Parsons and the Cowboys has worsened in the past four months in part because owner and general manager Jerry Jones was of the belief that the sides were close to an agreement on an extension that would have made Parsons the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, per multiple sources.
Parsons said his agent, David Mulugheta, approached the Cowboys prior to last year about a contract extension but the team’s focus was on Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb, who became the highest-paid quarterback and the second-highest-paid wide receiver, respectively.
When the 2024 season ended, Parsons said he told Mulugheta to tell the team they were ready to negotiate.
“My agent informed me I should wait for other deals to get done because the price would only go up but I didn’t care and wanted to secure myself as a Cowboy long term,” Parsons wrote.
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While in Abu Dhabi, Parsons called Jones and requested a meeting. Parsons wrote on social media it was about, “leadership,” but “somehow the conversation turned into him talking contract with me.”
Parsons admitted he had a back-and-forth with Jones, who later at the NFL owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, said they came to an agreement on the length, total money and guaranteed portion of the deal.
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Ryan McFadden
The Las Vegas Raiders reached a contract extension with starting left tackle Kolton Miller on Wednesday, with sources telling ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that the deal is for three years and $66 million, with $42.5 million guaranteed.
Miller, the longest-tenured Raiders player, was entering the final year of his contract and has a cap hit of $15.7 million. In April, he did not participate in the early stages of the team’s voluntary offseason program as he sought a new deal, a source had told ESPN.
Eventually, Miller rejoined the team and was involved in OTAs and mandatory minicamp.
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In June, Miller expressed optimism about the culture new Raiders coach Pete Carroll was trying to establish in Las Vegas and said he hoped to be with the franchise long term.
“I want to be a Raider for life. I don’t want to go anywhere else,” Miller said then.
Miller has been a reliable presence on the Raiders offensive line throughout his career. A first-round pick in 2018, he has started 107 of 109 career games.
Last year, the 29-year-old allowed the most pressures (65) and sacks (11) since his rookie season in 2018.
The Raiders have spent the offseason giving contract extensions to key veterans. Defensive end Maxx Crosby (3 years, $106.5 million), quarterback Geno Smith (2 years, $75M) and punter AJ Cole (4 years, $15.8M) have received deals under first-year general manager John Spytek.