Micah Parsons requests trade from Cowboys after contract negotiations fall apart: 'I no longer want to be here'New Foto - Micah Parsons requests trade from Cowboys after contract negotiations fall apart: 'I no longer want to be here'

Micah Parsons wants a trade from the Dallas Cowboys. The star pass rusher released a lengthy statement Friday, detailing his frustrations with the team's approach to negotiating his next contract. Parsons posted hisstatement on Xwith the caption, "Thank you Dallas." In the note, Parsons detailed the timeline of his contact negotiations with the team. Early in the note, Parsons wrote, "I no longer want to be here." He then claimed he and his agent reached out to the Cowboys prior to the start of the 2024 NFL season and again after the 2024 season about a new contract, only to be ignored by the team. Parsons then confirmed earlier reports suggesting he met with team owner Jerry Jones in March "to talk about leadership." At that meeting, Parsons claimed Jones started to discuss Parsons' next contract. Parsons said he engaged in a back-and-forth with Jones over contract details, but did not feel it was "a formal negotiation." At the end of that meeting, Parsons said he told Jones his agent would reach out to further discuss the new deal. When Parsons' agent got in touch with the team, the Cowboys went silent, according to Parsons. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] At the end of the note, Parsons said the Cowboys have yet to speak with his agent regarding a new contract. He then confirmed he submitted a trade request to team COO and co-owner Stephen Jones. "Up to today the team has not had a single conversation with my agent about a contract. Not one demand has been made by my agent about money years or anything else. Still I stayed quiet but again after repeated shots at myself and all the narratives I have made a tough decision I no longer want to play for the Dallas Cowboys. My trade request has been submitted to Stephen Jones personally." Despite that request, the Cowboys reportedlyhave no desire to trade Parsons, according to Diana Russini of The Athletic. Parsons, 26, has one year left on his current contract. He's set to make $24 million in 2025 before hitting the free-agent market. Since being drafted by the Cowboys with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Parsons has emerged as one of the best defenders in the league. He's made the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons and is a two-time first-team All-Pro selection. Despite his contract situation,Parsons showed up at voluntary workoutsin April to lend his support to new head coach Brian Schottenheimer. Parsons alsoshowed up for training camp, though he has not participated in practices due to his contract situation. [Get more Cowboys news: Cowboys team feed] Friday's trade request comes a day afterParsons tweeted out a GIFimplying it would be his final season with the Cowboys. Prior to Parsons releasing his statement Friday, at least two Cowboys defenders showed support for the star pass rusher by changingtheir social media avatarsto pictures that included Parsons. Star receiver CeeDee Lamb weighed in on the situation, telling the Cowboys to "just pay the man" in a post on X.

byMario Satorik
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August 01, 2025

Micah Parsons requests trade from Cowboys after contract negotiations fall apart: 'I no longer want to be here'

Micah Parsons requests trade from Cowboys after contract negotiations fall apart: 'I no longer want to be here' Micah Parsons wants ...
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Jake Retzlaff still loves BYU but expresses faith in his fresh start at TulaneNew Foto - Jake Retzlaff still loves BYU but expresses faith in his fresh start at Tulane

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff is embracing some new nicknames. "BYJew" is anendearment of the past. Now, "Kosher Cannon," "Shabbat Shotgun" and "Bayou Jew" are among the monikers mentioned bythe sizeable Jewish communityat Retzlaff's new school, Tulane. It's a fresh start for Retzlaff, but one the former BYU quarterback wasn't necessarily seeking until May, when he was named in a since-dismissed civil sexual assault lawsuit. Retzlaff maintains that he loved playing for the Cougars, despite being one of very few Jews on BYU's predominantly Mormon campus in Provo, Utah. "BYU was an amazing place. It made me into an amazing human being. I feel like it helped me grow in so many ways on and especially off the field," Retzlaff said, wearing a Star of David on a chain around his neck. "It helped me connect stronger with my faith than I did before, because I was in a place where it was so faith-oriented that it was just right in front of you." Retzlaff went 11-2 as a starter for a 2024 BYU team that finished the season at No. 13 in the finalAP Top 25 Poll. Hisdecision to withdrawcame while he reportedly faced a suspension for acknowledging what he described as a consensual sexual relationship while defending himself against the lawsuit. The university's honor code requires students to abstain from premarital sex. Speaking on Friday for the first time since arriving at Tulane about a week ago, Retzlaff declined to address the factors that led him to leave BYU, where he spent the past two years. "I'm just worried about where my feet are," Retzlaff said. "I'm just worried about this next chapter, being at Tulane, winning football games." Tulane coach Jon Sumrall said the university's administration vetted Retzlaff before clearing the way for Sumrall to bring him to the Green Wave, where he'll now have to outperform three other transfer QBs — Kadin Semonza from Ball State, Donovan Leary from Illinois and Brendan Sullivan from Iowa — to win the starting job. "I was very transparent with the guys in the (quarterback) room. I was also very up front with Jake," Sumrall said. "None of them were promised anything in regards to who's going to start." Retzlaff said he had other offers, but remembered fondly his recruitment by the then-coach of Troy in 2023 — Sumrall. Retzlaff recalled telling his father, Steve, that he could envision playing for Sumrall one day. "I knew he's a guy I want to be around," Retzlaff said. Tulane didn't have a scholarship available for Ratzlaff, but the 22-year-old graduate transfer said that being a walk-on suits him because he plays with a chip on his shoulder and doesn't want to be short-sighted about money at the expense of setting himself up for long-term success. "I know that I'm going to get what I deserve, hopefully, at the next level," Retzlaff said. "If that means sacrificing a little bit of money on my side (now) .. so what? Let's go win football games." First, he has to learn a new offense, which he said has meant a lot of late nights. He also is working to acclimatize himself to oppressively hot, heavy air of swampy south Louisiana in the summer, even wearing a sweat absorbent wrist band on his throwing arm for the first time. "I'm soaked right now," he said after practice, contrasting his new home to the cooler, mountainous, semi-arid Salt Lake area. "I haven't sweat this much in my life." One adjustment he won't mind is being on a campus where around 40% of students are Jewish. "It's a cool deal. It's so opposite" from BYU, Retzlaff said. "My faith is super important to me. So, that fact just made it that much sweeter to come here." He said he's felt welcome in the locker room as well. "The guys have been nothing but great to me — every guy on the team and especially the quarterback room," Retzlaff said, noting that he has tried to eat each meal of each day with different players in an effort to get to know them better. Whoever plays quarterback for Tulane will do so for a team that has appeared in three straight American Conference title games, but also had a lot of turnover after last season — including the loss of one-year starter Darian Mensah to Duke in the transfer portal. Sumrall not only isn't projecting Mensah's replacement, but said he might play two quarterbacks in the Green Wave's season opener against Northwestern in New Orleans on Aug. 30. "No matter what, this is a new chapter in my life," Retzlaff said. "I'm excited to attack it and make the most of it." ___ AP college football:https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollandhttps://apnews.com/hub/college-football

byMario Satorik
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August 01, 2025

Jake Retzlaff still loves BYU but expresses faith in his fresh start at Tulane

Jake Retzlaff still loves BYU but expresses faith in his fresh start at Tulane NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff is embracing some new nickna...
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Republican super PACs bank millions ahead of midterm battlesNew Foto - Republican super PACs bank millions ahead of midterm battles

Republicans are betting that they can defend their slim congressional majorities in next year's midterm elections, and the party's biggest donors are putting their chips on the table, too. New fundraising reports filed Thursday for outside groups show that GOP megadonors are engaged in the fight for Congress, steering $59.2 million to the main two super PACs involved in House and Senate races aligned with GOP leadership, Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership Fund, throughout the first six months of the year. The two major super PACs aligned with Democratic congressional leadership, Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC, raised $38.6 million combined. The GOP groups had $62 million left in their accounts as of June 30, while the Democratic groups had $35.8 million. And neither those figures nor the totals raised include all of the groups' nonprofit arms, which can also raise unlimited funds but do not have to disclose their donors. While Republicans may have an early advantage in the super PAC money chase, that doesn't necessarily mean they will be able to swamp the airwaves. Democratic candidates have typically raised more money directly for their campaigns than the average Republican candidate has in recent years, riding a wave of small-donor enthusiasm unleashed in response to President Donald Trump's first election in 2016. That candidate-to-candidate financial advantage pays dividends, since candidates can reserve television airtime at lower rates than outside groups. Still, the big hauls from Republican groups are a sign that the party's donors are tuned into the midterm battle ahead, with both groups raising substantially more than the first six months of 2021, the last midterm election cycle. That period was also marked by GOP donors pulling back from Republican causes after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. SLF, which is aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, pulled in $26.5 million during the first six months of the year, four times the size of its haul at this point in 2021. CLF, which is aligned with Speaker Mike Johnson, raised $32.7 million, more than double its 2021 haul. The same group of megadonors — hedge fund manager Paul Singer, current United Kingdom Ambassador Warren Stephens, investor Mark Rowan and poultry businessman Ronald Cameron — gave $1 million or more to each of the groups. The biggest checks came frombillionaire Elon Musk,who donated $5 million each to SLF and CLF on June 27, after he had left his role as a White House. Musk, whoalso donated to a pro-Trump super PAC, made his contributions before publicly musing about starting a third party in July. On the Democratic side, HMP saw a 50% increase compared to its 2021 haul, bringing in $21.2 million so far this year. But SMP saw a slight decrease, raising $17.3 million so far. And the groups drew from different big donors. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker gave $1 million to HMP but not SMP, the filings show. And HMP also benefited from Democratic megadonors including Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and hedge fund manager Stephen Mandel. SMP, meanwhile, had million-dollar donations from software company founder Phillip Ragon, Olan Mills and real estate mogul George Marcus. Senate GOP candidates aren't just going to be boosted by SLF's significant resources; some will benefit from strong fundraising by outside groups specifically devoted to their elections, both in red and swing states. These candidate-specific Republican Senate super PACs have emerged to push back against the Democratic candidates' hard-money advantage. Maine Sen. Susan Collins, the only Republican defending a seat in a state Democrats regularly win statewide, has overcome a big fundraising discrepancy before — her Democratic opponent in 2020, Sarah Gideon, outraised her $75.6 million to $27.8 million between 2019 and 2020, but Collins won that race by almost 9 percentage points. After outraising her top Democratic opponent last quarter, Collins' allied super PAC, Pine Tree Results PAC, reported raising $5.6 million in the first six months of 2025, thanks to some key seven-figure checks from private equity CEO Stephen Schwarzman and New Balance executive James Davis. In Michigan, home to what's expected to be one of the most competitive Senate races of the cycle, a group backing Republican Mike Rogers could help him combatstrong fundraising on the Democratic side. Great Lakes Conservatives Fund, a pro-Rogers group, raised $5.1 million through June, virtually all from oil billionaire Timothy Dunn. In Texas, where Sen. John Cornynfaces a tough GOP primary challengefrom state Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn is trying to counter Paxton's direct fundraising lead with a strong fundraising showing from outside groups. Texans for a Conservative Majority, a super PAC backing Cornyn, raised almost $11 million in the first six months of the year. And Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who faces a primary challenge from state Treasurer John Fleming, is also getting an outside boost from a group called Louisiana Freedom Fund, which raised $2.5 million over that same time period.

byMario Satorik
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August 01, 2025

Republican super PACs bank millions ahead of midterm battles

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Trump administration blocks funding for CDC health programs, WSJ reportsNew Foto - Trump administration blocks funding for CDC health programs, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is blocking funding for a swath of public-health programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. These include youth violence prevention programs, research on preventing gun injuries and deaths and efforts targeting diabetes, chronic kidney disease and tobacco use, according to the report. The money withheld could not be determined, but it could be as high as $200 million, the WSJ reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The CDC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The White House has previously stated its intention to reduce U.S. health spending by more than a quarter next year, with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facing the brunt of billions of dollars in cuts. Earlier this week, Susan Monarez was confirmed as CDC director to lead a downsized agency as the White House moves to slash its budget by nearly $3.6 billion, reducing it to about $4 billion. The cuts follow a layoff plan enacted by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that eliminated 2,400 positions in CDC, though roughly 700 of those workers have since been rehired. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey and Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and Anil D'Silva)

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August 01, 2025

Trump administration blocks funding for CDC health programs, WSJ reports

Trump administration blocks funding for CDC health programs, WSJ reports (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is bloc...
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Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett returns to the practice field after hamstring injuryNew Foto - Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett returns to the practice field after hamstring injury

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Kenny Pickett returned to the field for the Cleveland Browns on Friday after missing three practices because of a hamstring injury. Pickett did only individual work and did not participate in any team drills. It was still a step forward for the four-year veteran, who was expected to be out at least a week after getting hurt during a red-zone drill late in practice on July 26. "Disappointed that he's not full go, but he's very much involved in everything we're doing," coach Kevin Stefanski said. Pickett is vying with Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders for the starting quarterback spot. Cleveland opens the season on Sept. 7 against Cincinnati. The Browns have three more practices scheduled before traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a joint practice with the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday. Stefanski did not say if he anticipated Pickett would be full go for the joint workout. During the first four practices of training camp, Pickett and Flacco received most of the snaps with the first team. Even though Flacco has experience with the Browns after leading them to a playoff spot in 2023, Stefanski is eager to see what Pickett can do. The coaching staff likes Pickett's mobility and ability to create plays on the run. Pickett was acquired from Philadelphia in March. A 2022 first-round draft selection by Pittsburgh, Pickett has 25 career starts with 15 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Stefanski did not say if he anticipated narrowing the quarterback field before he got to Carolina for the joint workouts and the first preseason game on Aug. 8. If Pickett is healthy, it is likely he and Flacco would get the work in the joint workouts, with Gabriel and Sanders then playing in the preseason game. "I think for all of our positions, every single day is an important part of getting ready for the season and part of the evaluation. All of it is in an effort to get ready for Week 1 and evaluate our players," Stefanski said. ___ AP NFL:https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

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August 01, 2025

Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett returns to the practice field after hamstring injury

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Trendlines: The Dallas Cowboys' historic ineptitudeNew Foto - Trendlines: The Dallas Cowboys' historic ineptitude

Welcome toTrendlines, your weekly installment of what's trending up and what's trending down in the world of sports. This week, millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief. No longer will they (and in this case me) be worried about whether their weekends would continue to be filled with boredom. No, theNFL's Hall of Fame gamemarked the beginningof the preseason. It's the first sign that autumn is near and football is back. Every new season means hope for teams that have never won a Super Bowl (like the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers, the Hall of Fame game participants). It, unfortunately, also means that some classic teams that have recently struggled get another shot at rediscovering their greatness of yore. And this is where we begin. There are few things more delicious than "America's team" (and the quotes are there for a reason) falling flat on its face over and over again. Can you believe Dallas hasn't appeared in or won a Super Bowl since the mid-1990s? There are people I work with who weren't even alive then. The Cowboys were truly mediocre last year and they're hoping to bounce back this season under new coach Brian Schottenheimer. I don't know how Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones landed on Schottenheimer, but things aren't looking good for the team with a Lone Star. Vegas odds put the Cowboys' chances of winning a Super Bowl this year at about 2%. How very, very sad that Dallas' Super Bowl drought looks like it'll hit the big 3-0 after this season. When the Patriots were winning all of those Super Bowls, the big question was whether quarterback Tom Brady or head coach Bill Belichick was more responsible. Well, the Pats haven't won a playoff game since Brady left. Brady went on to win a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Belichick, on the other hand, is now coaching in college. This has left the team from the Bay State in a world of hurt. They finished last season with more than three times as many losses as wins. They were so bad that they dumped their first-year head coachJerod Mayoand brought in Mike Vrabel. This season? The betting odds say that they will miss the playoffs again. We're a long way from nobody being able to stop the Brady/Belichick duo. Delicious. Although they lost last night, theLionshave one of the five best chances of winning a Super Bowl this season. They have a better shot than any team that's never won one, except for my Bills. I used to joke that the Bills hadn't made the playoffs since before my bar mitzvah. The funniest jokes are always the true ones. They didn't make the playoffs from the 2000 season through the 2016 season. Those days are gone. The Bills are basically in contention all the time now. They have won a playoff game in every season dating back to the 2020-2021 season. This five-year streak is the longest in the franchise's history. The question is whether they can finally get to the mountain top with MVP quarterback Josh Allen. They have the second best chance, according to Vegas odds makers. If Allen and the Bills can do it, then who says the Lions, Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings or Tennessee Titans won't be next? For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

byMario Satorik
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August 01, 2025

Trendlines: The Dallas Cowboys’ historic ineptitude

Trendlines: The Dallas Cowboys' historic ineptitude Welcome toTrendlines, your weekly installment of what's trending up and what...
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At town hall, GOP congressman booed defending Trump's tariffsNew Foto - At town hall, GOP congressman booed defending Trump's tariffs

In a rowdy town hall on Thursday night, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Bryan Steil was booed when he expressed support for President Donald Trump's trade policies. An attendee pressed Steil onTrump's tariffs against scores of U.S. trade partners. "I really feel that this is a terrible tax that's going to be placed on the citizens of the Unites States. I would like to know what dire economic circumstances put Trump in a position of deploying tariffs on over 190 countries?" the attendee asked, prompting applause from the crowd. "You have allowed him to do that and it's sad. So tell me the dire circumstances that triggered his tariff wars." MORE: Trump unveils sweeping tariffs in 'new system of trade' Steil's response prompted loud boos from participants. "As we look at the broader tariffs back and forth with the administration, this really is, at its core needs to be, an opportunity to make sure other countries are treating the United States fairly," the congressman said. In the Elkorn town hall, the congressman was also pressed on other topics, including the impacts Trump's megabill will have on Medicaid and other services. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the cuts to Medicaid included the sweeping tax and spending cut bill, which Trump signed into law on July 4, will result in 10 million Americans losing health insurance. MORE: Inside the GOP's mission to deliver Trump's megabill Responding to the eventon X, Steil wrote "despite a handful of individuals attempting to disrupt the discussion, we had a great dialogue about the issues that matter most." He committed to holding future events. Some in the room were local protestors,ABC News affiliate WISN reported, including members of a group who last week carried a mock cardboard coffin to Steil's home to protest Medicaid cuts. Earlier this year, Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, encouraged House Republicans to domore virtual events over in-person town hallsafter severalHouse Republicans faced fiery constituents at in-person town halls. House Democrats are being challenged at their town halls, too, facing pushback on topics such as the response to the war in Gaza. Earlier this week, Illinois Rep. Bill Foster, a Democrat, hosted a town hall event where he was repeatedly interrupted by anti-war protesters.

byMario Satorik
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August 01, 2025

At town hall, GOP congressman booed defending Trump's tariffs

At town hall, GOP congressman booed defending Trump's tariffs In a rowdy town hall on Thursday night, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Bryan St...
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