SetNumber: X77144 TK1 R4 We’re counting down to the season opener (Day 32) with some Cowboys history We’re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football. Today – number 32. Tony Romo Born: April 21, 1980. San Diego, CaliforniaPosition: QuarterbackDallas Cowboys: 2003-2016Awards: All-Pro- 2014Pro Bowl– 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014NFL passer rating leader- 2014NFL completion percentage leader- 2014 SetNumber: X77276 TK1 R4 Tony Romo played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2016, rising from an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Illinois to one of the most prolific passers in franchise history. After taking over the starting job in 2006, Romo became known for his improvisational playmaking, quick release, and clutch throws. He was a four-time Pro Bowler and set numerous franchise records, including career passing yards and touchdowns. Though postseason success eluded him, Romo’s toughness and leadership made him a central figure in the Cowboys’ offense for over a decade. Tony Romo’s final game winning drive with the #Cowboys might be his best. Great command of the offense, never taking a knee and keeping the Giants defense on their heels. I still don’t understand why Eli Manning threw the ball on third down ‍♂️ ( : @ NFLVault on YT) pic.twitter.com/wK9Ehmz0VT — Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) June 18, 2025 Best known for:Romo was best known for putting the team on his back, as well as proving to have an innate ability to play through some tough injuries, making him one of the most exciting and polarizing quarterbacks in team history. Tony Romo and J.J. Watt watch that together… (via @NFLonCBS) pic.twitter.com/YPKZ06C0OW — SportsDay Cowboys (@dmn_cowboys) May 9, 2024 Lesser known fact:Romo was an accomplished golfer, once attempting to qualify for the U.S. Open and playing in several professional tournaments after retiring. His competitive edge on the golf course matched the poise he often showed under pressure on the football field. ✭ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF ✭ With 100 days to go until the #Cowboys kickoff the season against the #Eagles, we are counting down with a @BloggingTheBoys Top-100 consensus ranking. We asked staffers to give in their top-100, here is: DAY 32Tony Romo#DallasCowboys… pic.twitter.com/Q1y5vAtysI — Mike Poland (@kenfigkowboy) August 3, 2025

Candice Ward-Imagn Images Reserve offensive lineman steps into the starting lineup As the song goes, it never rains in Southern California. That is, unless you’re the Dallas Cowboys. The team has been hit by one bit of troubling news after another. First, it was Tyler Guyton’s injury that would keep him sidelined for 4-6 weeks. Then, it was the shocking trade demand by Micah Parsons. Per Jerry Jones, it’s just business to him, and we’ll see about that. Then Tyler Smith was held out of practice with an injury of his own. It has been a lot happening for the Cowboys. However, the misfortune has created an opportunity for others, and today’s undrafted star of the day stepped right up. Dak Prescott to Jake Ferguson for a nice gain. No Tyler Smith, so the left side for the Cowboys is once again LT Nate Thomas and LG Brock Hoffman. pic.twitter.com/A06ftAg7lm — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025 Brock Hoffman got some burn today with the ones in relief of Tyler Smith, and the offense didn’t miss a beat as Dak Prescott connected on some great throws down the field to his receivers. When Hoffman has played a few games in his career, he has looked competent and plays with a mean streak, often finishing his blocks and making smaller defenders pay for allowing him to get to the second level of the defense. Hoffman lost the center job to Cooper Beebe last season but that hasn’t deterred him, he keeps working hard and making the most of the snaps he gets. He can play either of the interior line spots and has great power in his game as a run blocker. Playing under the exclusive rights tender, this could be Hoffman’s last year in Dallas. Per PFF, Hoffman had a respectable 66.3 grade, ranking 44th out of 136 guards.

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Cowboys training camp practice has a familiar star On a day when everyone was focused on off-the-field matters, CeeDee Lamb did his best to provide a more pleasant distraction. The Cowboys’ star receiver had a standout day at training camp amidst the turmoil of Micah Parsons’ trade demand and ongoing contract feud with Dallas’ front office. Cowboys fans are struggling right now for things they can trust about the team. Beyond the Parsons debacle, there are numerous injuries at key positions like offensive line and cornerback. Several players enter 2025 needing to reclaim former glory, with none more critical than QB Dak Prescott. And of course there’s Brian Schottenheimer, who so far has only shown that he’d make a really awesome camp counselor. Starving for proof about who this team really is, we’re still over a month away from any regular-season pudding. One of the few elements of the organization that we’re already one hundred with is Lamb. He set new single-season highs for Cowboys receivers in receptions and yards in 2023, not even needing that 17th game to do it. He enters 2025 needing just 36 catches to pass Dez Bryant for third on the all-time Cowboys list. With 1,121 receiving yards, Lamb moves past Bryant and Bob Hayes for fifth on that career list. Whether in team history or among his current NFL peers, Lamb has clearly established himself as one of the best. Even in training camp, Lamb’s greatness shines. Saturday was no exception, offering several moments that showed Dallas’ WR1 is ready to resume his elite work. CeeDee Lamb pic.twitter.com/O875ALhitW — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 2, 2025 #Cowboys Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb pic.twitter.com/nkJkoP1Np5 — Law Nation Sports (@LawsNation) August 2, 2025 No idea how CeeDee Lamb caught this. Great concentration on the deep ball from Dak Prescott #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/w9F8nSaKot — Tommy Yarrish (@tommy_yarrish) August 2, 2025 Without question, the Cowboys need Lamb to be as good as he’s ever been in 2025. Prescott needs him if he’s going to get back to 2023 MVP candidate form. George Pickens needs him to take pressure off as he builds his rapport with a new QB and offense. Jake Ferguson needs him to get more opportunities and mismatches. The run game, which we still have nothing but questions about, needs him to keep defenders out of the box. The defense, even with Parsons, needs him to help keep the scoreboard, field position, and time-of-possession balanced. Beyond what Dallas needs from Lamb on the field, they need him to be a leader. He earned massive respect last year for gutting out much of 2024 with a shoulder injury. Whether that, or just time and accolades, fuel his confidence and credibility now is up to the observer, but it’s been clear that Lamb’s approaching this season with a new sense of power about his voice on the roster. We saw that on Friday when Lamb posted his support for Parsons on social media. Never fails dawg. Just pay the man what you owe em. No need for the extra curricular — CeeDee Lamb (@_CeeDeeThree) August 1, 2025 More often than not, teammates don’t get involved in each other’s personal or contract-related business. But Lamb not only went to bat for a fellow superstar on the other side of the ball, but he even took a shot at his own employer. While it’s also reflective of this new era of players being able to get their thoughts into the ethos through social media, it shows us that Lamb is clearly invested in what’s best for the team. In all these ways, CeeDee Lamb has become vital to the Cowboys’ success. And so far in Oxnard, he’s proving up to the task. We may go into September with a lot of questions and even doubts about how Dallas will fare, but at this rate, Lamb won’t be among them.

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images It can be irritating at times, but the Cowboys have a strong track record of keeping their star players. Jerry Jones is something else. As a fan who had a front row seat to the madness that he brought to the Dallas Cowboys in the post-Jimmy Johnson era, he’ll never get a Christmas card from yours truly. That’s because there was a point in time when Jones was a legit meddler, having his hands in all sorts of football operation decisions. Whether it was poor drafting, bad trades, or misuse of cap resources in free agency, the Cowboys’ front office used to be really bad. Used to be. Those past actions are why some fans (growing fewer by the day) still have a little more tolerance of what’s going on right now. That’s because the group that is the front office is much different now. Stephen Jones and Will McClay have stronger voices, and there are several individuals, unbeknownst to us, who make up the team’s scouting department. All of them collectively are responsible for deciding who gets drafted, which players to trade for, and who is worthy of the free agent budget they have allocated. This group we speak of, not Jerry Jones, is pretty good at building a roster. Roster quality aside, it’s still annoying to go through this rigmarole of dragged-out contract negotiations every single year. While it’s no fun to sit through, the net result is always the same – the Cowboys keep the players they want. It’s really that simple. The only thing we might add is that their definition of “want” falls into a window of what they’re willing to pay. They may have “wanted” to keep Tony Pollard, but not for the price he was getting on the open market. The delineation of who stays and who goes is something we endure every offseason. And now, we’re sitting right in the middle of a hornet’s nest that is the Micah Parsons contract saga, wondering if the team might not retain one of its best players. That is crazy. While we may feel a certain way about it as the drama unfolds, when the dust settles, the Cowboys end up on the right side of things more often than not. Looking over the last 10 years, here are some frustrating departures and how they ultimately turned out. Moving on from Tony Romo This was a tough pill to swallow as the Romo faithful didn’t want to see him go, but clearly, Father Time was not in his corner. After repeated years where he couldn’t stay healthy, the Cowboys were fortunate to have drafted Dak Prescott at the most opportune time. Some still would have preferred to ride or die with Romo in 2016, but regardless, moving on from him turned out to be the right move. Romo never played another down of football after his final season with the Cowboys. Instead, the Prescott era continued as the Cowboys were fortunate to transition from one lovable quarterback who dazzles but also comes up short in big moments, to another. Letting Byron Jones walk The UConn defensive back was an athletic player, and despite the coaching staff struggling to find out where to play him, he did a good job roaming the Cowboys’ secondary for five seasons. After wasting away at safety for three years, the team moved him to cornerback, and he immediately excelled, putting together an All-Pro season. Oddly, the Cowboys scored Jones for a cheaper fifth-year option price (because he was formerly a safety), but then let him walk. This decision was met with a lot of criticism, but the Cowboys knew what they had in him. He was good, but wasn’t a shutdown corner worthy of the money the Miami Dolphins threw at him. The Cowboys collected their compensatory pick while the Dolphins soon had buyer’s remorse as Jones was cut loose after just two seasons. What looked like a front office mistake was actually a smart decision. Trading Amari Cooper As someone who wasn’t happy when the team parted ways with Cooper, this one isn’t fun to defend. Cooper was a good receiver and put together two straight 1,000-yard seasons in Cleveland after he was traded from the Cowboys. While this remains a questionable decision, you can at least see the Cowboys’ rationale for doing it. They wanted to spend their $20 million in cap resources elsewhere, as they had an eventual 1,700-yard receiver on their roster in CeeDee Lamb. And then there is always the mistaken perception that the Cowboys should have gotten more than just a fifth-round pick for him. That would have been nice, but it was never going to happen. That was Cooper’s draft value when also taking on his contract. If he were worth more, another team would have paid it, but none of the 30 other teams felt compelled to give more. The Cowboys’ mistake wasn’t giving up Cooper, and it certainly wasn’t giving him up for just a fifth. Their mistake was not having an adequate replacement. The Randy Gregory Debacle Never have fans been so upset with a failed contract negotiation as they were when a deal was reported to be done with edge rusher Randy Gregory, only to learn that he had signed with the Denver Broncos hours later. What a crazy sequence. Reports were that the Cowboys tried to be sneaky sneakertons and insert contract language that would void his guarantees if he was fined or suspended. Gregory took offense and became the first player to take a stand against the front office’s controlling ways. In the end, it was the Cowboys who got the last laugh. Gregory got into a fight during a game and did get fined (suspension was overruled), but the Broncos didn’t have the protection the Cowboys asked for. They shelled out $26.3 million for a player who did next to nothing for them. Ironically, the Joneses’ controlling ways helped them

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Cowboys will reportedly scrimmage against the Rams without Matthew Stafford. The Dallas Cowboys are two weeks into training camp and have accomplished a lot. Improvements have seemingly been made on both offense and defense, even if star pass rusher Micah Parsons formally requested a trade earlier in the week amid contract negotiations. For what it’s worth, Jerry Jones said a day later that it wasn’t going to happen. You never know what is going to happen with the Cowboys clearly, but we do know one thing about the short-term future. Dallas is set to scrimmage against the Los Angeles Rams early next week ahead of their preseason game against them, and if you haven’t been following much the Rams have been working without Matthew Stafford lately as he deals with an injury. It is a back issue for Stafford specifically and apparently one so significant that he will miss the scrimmage against Dallas. No update on a return to practice for Rams QB Matthew Stafford (back), but Sean McVay did rule out Stafford practicing against the Cowboys on Tuesday — Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) August 3, 2025 The Rams’ backup quarterback is Jimmy Garoppolo so it will likely be him who challenges the starting defense for the Cowboys. You never want to see an injury situation like this, and it is certainly unfortunate that the Cowboys won’t have a chance to work against one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL.

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Your Sunday morning Cowboys news. Cowboys’ Jerry Jones Not Considering Micah Parsons Trade Amid Contract Hold-In – Julia Stumbaugh, Bleacher Report Texas Hold Him? Despite Parsons’ shocking demand for a trade, Cowboys owner refusing to give in to Parsons’ request. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Saturday that he is not considering moving Micah Parsons despite the Pro Bowl linebacker’s trade request. Jones spoke with reporters about the team’s negotiations with Parsons in a video shared Saturday by Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Clarence Hill of All City DLLS reported in April that the Cowboys had offered Parsons a contract that would set a record for a non-quarterback, but talks had broken down because Parsons’ agent wasn’t included in negotiations. Jones still expressed confidence in the state of the Cowboys’ relationship with Parsons. “I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this,” Jones said, per Harris. Parsons announced that he had submitted a trade request to the Cowboys in a post shared Friday on X. The linebacker wrote that he had asked his agent David Mulugheta to negotiate an extension with the Cowboys ahead of the 2024 season, but that “the team did not want to start any negotiations at that point.” He confirmed that he talked to Jones about his contract in March, at a meeting he said he had not understood to be a formal negotiation. “Up to today the team has not had a single conversation with my agent about a contract,” Parsons wrote. Jones told reporters on Saturday that Parsons’ trade request is just part of negotiating. “That’s negotiation. I’ve heard that so many times, in my 30 years in the NFL, from not just players but agents… that is old stuff, 30 years of old stuff, some of those issues we’re hearing about trading, hurt backs, all that kind of stuff,” Jones said. When asked about his meeting with Parsons in March, Jones answered, per DallasCowboys.com’s Tommy Yarrish: “What y’all don’t know is what I offered him, and it’s a hell of a lot more than you think I did. That’s what you don’t know.” Schotty reacts to Micah’s trade request: ‘We’ve talked’ – Patrik Walker, Dallascowboys.com Head coach Brian Schottenheimer weighs in on the Parsons issue. OXNARD, Calif. — Contention has unfortunately pulled up a seat in the ongoing contract talks, or allegedly lack thereof, between the Dallas Cowboys and their all-world pass rusher, Micah Parsons. Evidence of this arrived on Friday, with the impact of a meteor, when Parsons took to social media to announce he’d formally requested a trade. He went on to detail the events, as he sees them, that led to this point. Parsons remains in camp at this time and, roughly 24 hours later, head coach Brian Schottenheimer was faced with questions regarding the most glaring early challenge to the establishment of his culture and era and Dallas: a trade request from one of the most popular and productive players in NFL history. “I’ve talked to Micah,” he said. “I’ve talked to all of our guys. Great conversations. Not going to share with you guys, but good conversations. “I’m not going to continue to talk about Micah’s contract situation. A lot of great things are going on. I get it. Seriously, you guys have a tough job to do, and you’re gonna get bored with this press conference if we keep asking it. But again, I had great conversations with him. You guys know me, I’m transparent. I talked to all of our guys, always have, always will, and [have] good conversations.” Parsons drew praise from Schottenheimer for his decision to report to training camp despite the unresolved contract news, especially considering how active the four-time Pro Bowler has been in meetings and on the sidelines in helping to coach up his teammates. It’s also painfully clear, however, that Parsons wants a resolution as badly as he wants to get back onto the football field, and as badly as Schottenheimer wants to see his best defensive player out there. “I would hope [he’d still attend practice],” he said of Parsons. “I expect to see him out there today and again, we’ll see about that, but like I said, the conversation and stuff that he and I have had, you know, we talk about a lot of different things and all very positive.” All-Pro Guard Tyler Smith Could be the Next Cowboys’ Holdout – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star But wait, there’s more. The Dallas Cowboys have made contract disputes with their best players a yearly tradition. In 2024, it was Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb; currently, it’s Micah Parsons; next year, it will be All-Pro guard Tyler Smith. This front office regime is stuck in a loop that hurts both their own salary situation and their relationship with the players. When you wait, and wait, and wait to extend contracts, good young players’ prices skyrocket as the market increases and their accolades stack. This is what happened to every single Cowboy I named over the past two years. In terms of Smith, Dallas’s first-round pick in 2022, he will enter the final year of his rookie contract next season. Smart teams would extend him before then; the Cowboys likely won’t. Let’s look at the Tyler Smith resume, and what the contract could be when the Cowboys negotiate with him at the last minute in 2026. Tyler Smith: Blossiming Into Top-Tier, Highest-Paid Guard When the Cowboys selected the Tulsa guard in 2022, many called it a reach. His tape showed elite traits and flashes of potential, but holes in his actual game. As they’ve done so many times before, Dallas took that framework and built it into an elite guard today. Smith, 24, has now made back-to-back Pro Bowls, and in 2023 he was named an All-Pro. He has solidified himself as the heir to Zack Martin’s throne. Especially when you add in the youth surrounding him on the offensive

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Here is our open thread for Saturday’s Dallas Cowboys training camp practice. Greetings Cowboys fans. We have reached NFL training camp time as the Dallas Cowboys are holding training camp practices out in Oxnard, California. We’ll open these threads for every practice so that the Blogging The Boys community will have a place to congregate and discuss what is going on out at practice. Unfortunately, dropping a Twitter List into this page no longer functions the way that it used to due to changes that the platform has made. We do have a list we recommend if you want to follow it in another tab. You can access it right here. In order to keep the flow of things as smooth as possible though we’ll be dropping in updates and news items in this thread. Give us your take on them in the comments. Here we go. Editor’s Note: This post will be updated throughout practice with relevant news, information and highlights. The newest ones will be placed at the top so if you miss practice or want to see/read in chronological order make sure to scroll down to start. Micah Parsons was present at practice, one day after formally requesting a trade from the Cowboys. As Todd Archer noted he was not wearing his Cowboys jersey for the first time so far in camp. Micah Parsons is on the field but he’s not in his No. 11 jersey for the first time in camp. pic.twitter.com/G1goEm9MWU — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) August 2, 2025 Trevon Diggs wore a helmet, but no pads. He is on the PUP list in case you forgot. Trevon Diggs not in pads, but he his rocking a helmet for practice. pic.twitter.com/7VtTCu5MDr — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025 Micah spent time doing a variety of things… standard stuff. Micah Parsons chops it up with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens a day after requesting a trade from the Cowboys. pic.twitter.com/bIE6NlDZDe — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025 Micah Parsons on the Jugs machine. pic.twitter.com/aVB7ifRib7 — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) August 2, 2025 Once matters began in earnest, Dak Prescott found Jake Ferguson. Dak Prescott to Jake Ferguson for a nice gain. No Tyler Smith, so the left side for the Cowboys is once again LT Nate Thomas and LG Brock Hoffman. pic.twitter.com/A06ftAg7lm — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025 More Cowboys fans were showing their feelings on Saturday. #Cowboys fans are not happy with Jerry Jones at Cowboys camp. @NBCDFWSports pic.twitter.com/z7TZuNH7iB — Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) August 2, 2025 Hunter Luepke showed up nicely. Hunter Luepke continues to look good with the ball in his hands. Brian Schottenheimer talks often about his versatility and the trust the Cowboys have in him. pic.twitter.com/cbMFTHqNpC — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025 CeeDee Lamb had a very nice catch! No idea how CeeDee Lamb caught this. Great concentration on the deep ball from Dak Prescott #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/w9F8nSaKot — Tommy Yarrish (@tommy_yarrish) August 2, 2025 Jalen Brooks had a moment. Joe Milton with a good ball for Jalen Brooks pic.twitter.com/o6dQBAQdnu — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) August 2, 2025 Jonathan Mingo, too! Jonathan Mingo gets open over the middle pic.twitter.com/AUfzdUvV0f — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) August 2, 2025 KaVontae Turpin had a nice day. Quick flip to KaVontae Turpin, who gets a block downfield from Terence Steele and does the rest #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/Zfxtj5zu9P — Tommy Yarrish (@tommy_yarrish) August 2, 2025 Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb had a good day as well. Dak + CeeDee pic.twitter.com/JGd4rqpaRF — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images We’re counting down to the season opener (Day 33) with some Cowboys history We’re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football. Today – number 33. Travis Fredrick Born: March 18, 1991. Sharon, WisconsinPosition: Offensive center Dallas Cowboys: 2013-2019Awards: All-Pro- 2014, 2015, 2016Pro Bowl– 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Travis Frederick played center for the Dallas Cowboys from 2013 to 2019 after being selected in the first round out of Wisconsin. Though his draft selection was initially criticized, Frederick quickly silenced doubters by becoming one of the NFL’s premier centers, anchoring one of the league’s best offensive lines. A five-time Pro Bowler and First-Team All-Pro in 2016, he was known for his intelligence, technique, and consistency. Frederick was a key figure in the protection of quarterbacks like Tony Romo and Dak Prescott and paved the way for Ezekiel Elliott’s dominant rushing seasons. Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Best known for:Frederick was best known for being the anchor of the Cowboys’ elite offensive line and one of the most intelligent centers that played for Dallas, helping set the tone for a powerful run game and steady pass protection during his tenure. Lesser known fact:In 2018, Frederick was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder that attacks the nervous system. After missing the entire season, he made a remarkable comeback in 2019, earning a Pro Bowl nod before retiring in 2020, at just 29 years old. Photo by Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Jerry Jones noted the Cowboys do not have any plans on trading Micah Parsons. The Dallas Cowboys will not be trading Micah Parsons. Jerry Jones himself noted this following Saturday’s training camp practice. Jerry Jones says that he isn’t considering trading Micah Parsons, despite his trade request. Jones said about the deal that was on the table in March? “Micah took it off the table.” More coming soon on @dallasnews. pic.twitter.com/4sfuzIfvof — Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 2, 2025 In case you somehow missed it… Micah Parsons reached a particular point in his contract negotiations with the Cowboys that led to him formally requesting a trade away from the team on Friday. Jerry clearly does not want to do that. Even when Micah made the request it never seemed logical for the Cowboys to actually trade him away. The collective opinion seems to be that this will inevitably get worked out after some more theatrics, many people assumed all along that it would drag on and take forever like previous contract extensions for other superstars. Cowboys fans do seem to be getting tired of this act, though. During Saturday’s practice, the first one following Micah’s public statement noting his request, fans expressed displeasure with team leadership and chanted on behalf of Micah. A couple fans getting the day started. pic.twitter.com/teGBOjoYMN — Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) August 2, 2025 Cowboys fans chanting for Micah Parsons pic.twitter.com/JFdyUaEAJR — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 2, 2025 None of this seems to bother Jerry Jones though, as indicated. In addition to saying that the Cowboys do not plan on trading away Micah he told fans that they needn’t lose any sleep over the situation. Jerry Jones on the Micah Parsons trade request: “I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this.” pic.twitter.com/i56DFVH9D3 — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) August 2, 2025 Ultimately it is this writer’s opinion that no fans are losing sleep. This is the case because (as indicated) we all have a good idea of how this is going to end. While we may not be losing sleep that the situation continues to follow the path that it does is upsetting as it causes unnecessary drama and friction for the team. Headlines from Oxnard right now should be about Donovan Ezeiruaku shining or George Pickens meshing with the team or any other positives that we have talked about, but the Micah issue has taken up everything else because reasons or something like that. The Dallas Cowboys Way. Update: 4:55pm ET Just for full context… Jerry Jones noted that he has not (at the time of this X post) spoken to Micah in the aftermath of the trade request. Jerry Jones said he’s not talked to Micah Parsons since his trade request. — Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) August 2, 2025 Technically speaking… part of Micah’s issue was the lack of involvement for his agent. Perhaps Jerry isn’t talking to Micah because the plan is to follow his request. That seems like a very positive spin though!

Chris Jones-Imagn Images The Cowboys offensive line has been absolutely decimated by injuries. The hits keep coming for the Dallas Cowboys offensive line. Thursday afternoon Pro Bowl left guard Tyler Smith exited practice early with knee soreness – tendinitis, as it seems – and it remains to be seen if he misses any time. Cowboys All-Pro LG Tyler Smith (knee) leaving practice. Asked if he’s OK: “I’m straight.” pic.twitter.com/XEOCklEt9C — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 31, 2025 Tyler Smith is the latest Cowboys offensive lineman to come up lame at training camp. Thankfully this doesn’t seem to be anything serious, but will still need to be monitored closely along with the rest of the Cowboys walking wounded injured OL right now. Smith is simply just the most recent of the Cowboys OL who have sustained some degree of injury since training camp got underway. He joins Terence Steele (ankle), Rob Jones (neck), and Tyler Guyton (knee) in missing some practice time thus far in training camp due to injuries and all will need to be closely monitored. That doesn’t even include some down roster linemen who missed time. While thankfully none of these injuries have been of the season-ending type, it does raise somewhat of a concern about the cohesiveness of this group and the further development of Guyton. The quicker everyone can get healthy, the better. Unfortunately, Guyton is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with the fractured bone in his knee and Rob Jones is expected to miss 2-3 months with a broken bone in his neck. Terence Steele however has returned to practice after his ankle injury, which is good news considering Dallas’ OT depth. If you’re looking for a silver lining to all of these injuries along the Cowboys o-line, with those players sidelined the coaching staff is getting a good look at the depth chart behind them. These extra practice reps will give everybody a better idea of where these backups fit on the depth chart as well as who may or may not stick to the final 53-man roster. It’s also important to remember this is a new coaching staff with a new OL coach (Conor Riley) and offensive coordinator (Klayton Adams), both of which were brought in to help get the best out of this group. Their fresh eyes and different approach have already proven to show neither aare opposed to making changes. With several of the starters sidelined with injuries there have been some mixing and matching of Dallas’ backups to find their best fit. For instance, T.J. Bass has received work at both RG and at LG in place of Tyler Smith as well as at RT. The biggest surprise though is second-year OL Nate Thomas stepping in for Tyler Guyton at LT. Thomas was pretty much an afterthought entering training camp, but is now working with the first team and more than holding his own. The seventh-round pick last year was already catching the eye of the coaching staff prior to Guyton’s injury, but even more so now as an injury fill-in. Ideally everybody would remain healthy, but in reality injuries happen and circumventing them is just part of the process. Dallas’ offensive line maybe the walking wounded right now, but that’s only temporary. They will return to the lineup eventually, but in the meantime getting an extended look at their backups could prove to be invaluable.