FRISCO, Texas -- The ice hasn't thawed between Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones and All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons regarding a long-term contract extension. A stalemate in contact between the two sides remains in effect since Parsons publicly demanded a trade after frustration boiled over about how his contract negotiations had stalled.
However, first-year Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer still has faith that Parsons will suit up when the regular season opens Sept. 4 on the road against the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles . Jones didn't share that faith when asked the same question earlier this month .
"I think at the end of the day, we feel like Micah is going to be out there when we line up against Philadelphia here in 15 days or whateve