OXNARD, Calif. — Micah Parsons' trade request on Friday has not swayed Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and 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, the agreement the owner believes they made in March, and sarcastically mentioned the back tightness that has kept the Pro Bowler off the field so far 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.
But Jones would not say whether he expected Parsons on the field for the Sept. 4 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
«I don't want to talk about my expectations,» Jones said. «Now that is speculating. But I can speak to anything that's happened up until now and that has no sensitivity to me.»
Parsons made his trade request publicly with a social media post, citing, among other things, «repeated shots» from the organization.
«Unfortunately I no longer want to be here,» Parsons wrote. «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.»
Parsons was on the practice field Saturday, starting the workout less than 10 yards away from executive vice president Stephen Jones. However, for the first time in camp, he was not in his No. 11 practice
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