In typical Cowboys fashion, a story that started ominously only took a matter of minutes to get so much worse. First it was reported by The Athletic that Parsons was considering distancing himself even further than his current “hold in” status at training camp, the details of which were ambiguous for just a moment.

The Falcons have some ties to Micah Parsons. Former QB Kurt Benkert believes it makes too much sense for Parsons to be traded to Atlanta.

Parsons shocked the football world Friday when he released a statement saying he had requested a trade from the Cowboys.