After his surprising trade request from the Dallas Cowboys amid his ongoing contract dispute with Jerry and Stephen Jones, NFL fans immediately began speculating what a trade for Parsons would look like.

Regardless of the request, the Cowboys do not plan on moving Parsons, multiple team sources told the Star-Telegram prior to his statement. Even if an agreement on an extension does not come, Dallas has all of the control around Parsons' future and is prepared to use the franchise tag to keep him around in 2026 and 2027 if it's needed.

Things began to fall apart when Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, reached out to negotiate some more, and the Cowboys refused to talk further and called on the star linebacker to honor the deal they thought was in place, per The Athletic’s report.