The Dallas Cowboys have begun fielding inquiries about a potential trade for four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Micah Parsons, marking a sharp departure from owner and general manager Jerry Jones’s longstanding refusal to consider moving the 26-year-old. ESPN reported that multiple clubs have already contacted Dallas and that the team hopes to resolve the stalemate—whether by trade or renewed contract talks—before its regular-season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4. Parsons formally requested a trade on Aug. 1 after sitting out training camp in a bid for a long-term deal. Although team doctors have cleared him, he has yet to practice, citing persistent back tightness. He is scheduled to earn $21.324 million this season under the fifth-year option, but his representatives have filed a grievance contending he should receive $24.007 million based on linebacker status. Jones believes he reached a handshake agreement with Parsons in March on a five-year extension worth roughly $202.5 million ($40.5 million annually), but no formal offer followed once Parsons referred negotiations to his agent. With contract talks frozen and Week 1 approaching, Dallas’s willingness to entertain offers represents the most significant escalation yet in a dispute that could end with a record-setting extension—or Parsons wearing a different uniform.