Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones spoke about the teams contract negotiations with star linebacker Micah Parsons during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday morning.Jones spoke to co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones about the ongoing standoff with Parsons. The pass rusher is in the final year of his rookie contract and as talks between the two parties have stalled, Parsons has requested a trade.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe billionaire Cowboys owner maintained that Parsons was a special player but the linebacker needed to know that he was just one piece of a bigger puzzle when it came to the team."Micahs a great player, not a good player but a great player. He knows more than anyone that its a team thing," Jones said. "And so, I know everybody is tired of hearing this, but you got to put this puzzle together so that you can have some other people out there playing with Micah thats the art of the deal."And thats what were trying to get done and were trying to make this thing work. We have all the appreciation for what he can mean for the years ahead. Were proud to have him."BEARS' TYSON BAGENT BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AFTER RECEIVING LIFE-CHANGING CONTRACT: 'WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS'Despite the dispute, Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer was optimistic that Parsons would be with the team for its opening game against the defending Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4."I feel good about that, yeah," he said when asked if he thought Parsons would be suiting up Week 1, perThe Dallas Morning News."I feel good that Micah is going to be out there against thePhiladelphia Eagles."Parsons has been at the Cowboys training camp facility in Oxnard, California, but he has been watching practices from the sideline. And though hes been spotted next to Jones, talks between the star edge rushers representatives and the Cowboys front office have not progressed at all.Parsons was asked about contract talks this past week at training camp, where he simply said, "My mouth is closed."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.