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

“I think Micah is doing great,” Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones said. “It means a lot to him to be here with his teammates, hats off to him for that. We want him practicing soon. We rather have him out here practicing doing what he does best which is wreck a practice but hats off to him.” Parsons said contract talks are up to Jerry Jones.

Parsons shared a letter on social media on Friday afternoon that says he has formally submitted a request to be traded. "Yes I wanted to be here. I did everything I could to show that I wanted to be a Cowboy and wear the star on my helmet,