OXNARD, Calif. -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is not confident Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons will be available for the Sept. 4 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles .

"No, absolutely not," Jones said after Tuesday's joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams . "A big part of that is his decision. How would I know that?"

Parsons made a trade request Friday that Jones dismissed as part of the negotiation toward a multiyear agreement between the two sides. Since then, Jones has not spoken with Parsons -- at one point before practice they were a mere 7 yards apart -- and there have been no discussions between the team and Parsons' agent, David Mulugheta.

Jones was asked when the urgency for a deal would increase, and he eventually said, "I'm ur

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