The owner better hope he's right, because Parsons is the best young defender in football, and the Cowboys can't really afford to lose him. If a trade does come to fruition, a surprise team could get involved, writes Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report. He predicts the Cowboys could trade Parsons to the Arizona Cardinals.

The sports news of the weekend came down in Oxnard with Micah Parsons' trade request. How did it get this bad, this fast?

A potential trade sending Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys to the New England Patriots has stirred speculation across the NFL. The All-Pro edge rusher recently requested a trade, and analysts have floated the Patriots as a landing spot capable of offering both draft capital and financial flexibility.