Micah Parsons' real reason for flying out of Dallas is revealed as Cowboys star's contract saga continues

Micah Parsons was spotted flying out of Dallas on Wednesday, but that doesn’t quite mean the disgruntled Cowboys star is leaving the Cowboys just yet.

NFL Network’s Jane Slater broke the news that Parsons was flying to get another opinion on the sore back that has plagued the All-Pro edge rusher throughout training camp. It remains unlikely that Parsons will play in Dallas' Week 1 opener in Philadelphia.  

Parsons was spotted at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Wednesday, leading to some speculation that he may have been traded amid his ongoing contract battle with owner Jerry Jones.

But as Daily Mail’s Russ Weakland revealed from speaking with one inside source, Jones won’t trade Parsons for anything less than three first-round picks.

Parsons, 26, requested a trade away from the iconic franchise at the start of August, stating on social media: 'I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys.’

The four-time Pro Bowl selection sat out all training camp practices this summer while seeking a long-term extension to make him one of the NFL's highest-paid defensive players. However, he has attended team meetings and walkthroughs, thereby protecting himself from any fines.

Amid the contract standoff, Jones has taken a number of public shots at Parsons, including when he claimed last week that the extension offered to him would've made him the highest-paid guaranteed player other than a quarterback in the NFL.

The 82-year-old also accused Parsons' agent David Mulugheta of deliberately sabotaging the negotiations.

And according to an insider, Jones has no intention of letting him go unless Dallas gets some incredibly rewarding draft picks in return.

'Jerry Jones only wants to trade Micah if he gets three first-round picks among even more picks in later rounds to help Dallas,' the source said. 'The rumors of a trade with Green Bay are there but Jerry doesn't want to pull the trigger unless he gets a full haul of players and picks and he doesn't believe that Green Bay is willing to do it.

'There has been lots of talk that Green Bay will actually do it and then sign Micah for $45million a year guaranteed. It seems far fetched, because it currently is, as the most likely situation is that Micah will be with the Cowboys in the start of the season and not play until he gets a new contract or eventually traded.

'Don't be surprised if Micah announces an "injury" if he is still with the Cowboys as the season begins, because they are not close to making a deal and he is still very mad with Jerry and Dallas for not getting anything done. It is still a mess.’

Parsons has cited a back injury as he continues to sit out of Dallas practices ahead of the 2025 season, which they kick off next Thursday on the road against Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles.

The former Penn State player, who was selected by Jones' franchise with the 12th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has seemingly reaffirmed his intention to leave by removing any mention of the Cowboys from his X account.

Instead his bio now references 'Penn state 2021', followed by 'TBD', which suggests he is not considering a new deal in Dallas.

Jones said about the contract standoff on Thursday: 'We had our agreements on term, amount, guarantees and everything. We were gonna send it over to the agent.