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:

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

Cowboys stars Prescott (twice), Ezekiel Elliott, Zack Martin and CeeDee Lamb all had ugly holdouts and negotiations. All of them eventually got paid, big time. But was it worth it, especially to the Cowboys' organization?