Jerry Jones - Cowboys trading Micah Parsons 'never been uttered' - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — If there has been any confusion about Micah Parsons' future with the Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones clarified things Tuesday while speaking on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.

Trading Parsons has been more media speculation than reality, according to Jones.

«That's never been uttered in this organization that we don't have a future with Micah Parsons,» Jones told the team's flagship network.

In an NFL.com story Sunday, executive vice president Stephen Jones said the Cowboys would have to examine the wisdom of having such a top-heavy roster when it comes to the high-priced salaries after paying Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb this year.

«Obviously we're totally all-in on Dak and CeeDee,» Stephen Jones told NFL.com, «but after that, then you still shape things, including Micah. But Micah's a great player. You don't do well in this league letting guys like Micah, usually, leave the house.»

After Sunday's win against the Carolina Panthers, Parsons was asked about the Cowboys' willingness to potentially trading him, which was not an accurate portrayal of the NFL.com story.

«I understand how that business side goes. Listen, no hard feeling in this business,» Parsons said. «I'm here and I ain't anywhere else. Obviously, I've stated how I wanted to be here. But at the end of the day, I understand the business side. And I put in a lot of work. I play too hard so obviously if the sides can't agree to those type of things, it happens like that. But I'm just happy to be here and I'm just going to keep fighting hard while I'm here. And if I'm here for the next five or six years, I'm going to keep playing hard then too. Ain't really nothing going to make a difference, Micah's going to play hard.»

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