The Cowboys' Micah Parsons, one of the NFL's best players, has requested a trade out of Dallas, he announced on social media Friday.

The standoff between the Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons reached a new level Friday when their star pass rusher posted a statement on X detailing his frustrations with the lack of progress and requesting a trade. How did it get to this point? Here’s a timeline of notable moments regarding Parsons’ contract:

Jerry Jones thought he could quietly drag out Micah Parsons' contract talks, but the star decided to turn up the nasty noise instead.