The sides remain in a stalemate, with Parsons’ Aug. 1 trade request not spurring any urgency. The Cowboys’ season opener on Sept. 4 apparently isn’t a deadline, either. “No, not at all,” Jones said Wednesday, via video from Jonah Javad of WFAA. “ You don’t have deadlines when you’re playing under a contract.”

With the Dallas Cowboys' season opener just a few weeks away, Jerry Jones gave a blunt response when discussing Micah Parsons' availability come Week 1.