Micah Parsons requests trade: Will Detroit Lions make a call to Cowboys?

Micah Parsons wants to be traded from the Dallas Cowboys after contract talks stalled. Detroit Lions need pass rush help opposite Aidan Hutchinson.

The Detroit Lions need pass rush help opposite Aidan Hutchinson. And now another elite edge rusher could be on the block.

Micah Parsons wants to be traded from the Dallas Cowboys.

"Unfortunately, I no longer want to be here," Parsons wrote as part of a longer message posted to his social media Friday afternoon.

The Lions have all of their future first-round picks to trade, as well as second-round picks.

However, a blockbuster move seems extremely unlikely, since the Lions would have to give Parsons the new contract he desires — and has earned. Parsons is on the final year of his rookie deal entering the 2025 season.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons at training camp at the River Ridge Fields, July 26, 2025 in Oxnard, Calif.

It's a turn in messaging from Parsons from the start of training camp. "I want to be here," Parsons said July 22. "At the end of the day, they sign the checks. Let's see if they want me to be here."

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson also wants to be traded.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Micah Parsons trade request: Will Detroit Lions call Cowboys?

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