Cowboys Fans Heckled Jerry Jones With Micah Parsons Signs Amid Trade Request

Dallas Cowboys fans arrived at training camp Saturday, collectively fired up about the Micah Parsons contract situation. The All-Pro defender demanded a trade on Friday, and the Cowboys faithful took their chance the next day to express their support for the elite pass-rusher. And, they also heckled owner Jerry Jones a little bit.

Fans showed up with numerous signs at Saturday’s training camp practices, all calling for Jones to pay up and give Parsons the contract he deserves. One demanded he sell the team.

Tensions between Parsons and the Cowboys boiled over Friday when the four-time Pro Bowler stated he “no longer” wants to be in Dallas, where his NFL career officially began in 2021.

“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 America’s team once again,” the first-round pick wrote. “Unfortunately, I no longer want to be here.”

Parsons, who has one year left on his rookie deal, recalled a March conversation he had with Jones, 82, about leadership, but “somehow turned into him talking contract with me.”

“Yes, I engaged in a back and forth in regards to what I wanted from my contract, but at no point did I believe this was supposed to be a formal negotiation, and I informed Mr. Jones afterward my agent would reach out, thinking this would get things done. But when my agent reached out and spoke to [ESPN’s] Adam [Schefter] he was told the deal was pretty much done. My agent, of course, told him that wasn’t the case and also reached to [Cowboys executive VP] Stephen Jones. Again, the team decided to go radio silent,” Parsons penned.

“Up to today, the team has not had a single conversation with my agent about my contract. Not one demand has been made by my agent about money, years or anything else. Still, I stayed quiet, but again, after repeated shots at myself and all the narratives I have made a tough decision: I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys.”

Jones, who called out Parsons for missing time last year due to injury, offered his first comments on the bombshell trade request Saturday at training camp.

“I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this,” he told reporters. “We’re in good shape. This is negotiation.”

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Article by James Van Wickler