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Posted on 08/29/2025 6:03:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys traded four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday.
In exchange, the Cowboys received three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks (2026 and 2027).
Parsons agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, sources told ESPN.
Parsons released a statement on social media Thursday, saying in part, "I never wanted this chapter to end, but not everything was in my control. My heart has always been here, and it still is. Through it all, I never made any demands. I never asked for anything more than fairness. I only asked that the person I trust to negotiate my contract be part of the process."
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— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) August 28, 2025 He will return to Dallas with the Packers in Week 4 this season when Green Bay plays the Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football."
Earlier Thursday, ESPN reported that the Cowboys were willing to listen to trade offers for Parsons, and talks escalated quickly.
In a 46-minute news conference later Thursday, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said that he ultimately made the trade to help the team win now.
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Yet he signed it and was obligated to play for the terms as agreed by both parties. If someone can just tear up their contracts at will, then how can a business be run? I contend if he couldn’t get Jones to agree to a new contract, then he should play it out and go elsewhere. It makes it impossible to manage when no ones adheres to the the terms of their contracts. Green Bay will be forced with the same issues now, and will have to restructure much of their team to accommodate one player.
Except not really agreed upon by both parties. The length of the contract and salary are set by the CBA with the league and the union, there’s a little fine print the player can negotiate, but the main structure has nothing to negotiate. Also not within the player’s control at all is if the team picks up the 5th year option, which Dallas did, again the terms of a 5th year are set in the CBA. Literally the players’ only real option to not sign when drafted, lose a year of potential play time and re-enter the draft next year. Holding out on the 5th year is about the only power the player has.
This is how the NFL has worked for a while now. It’s not that hard to run the business. Honestly in this case maybe make the team not suck so the player wants to be there.
Green Bay won’t have anywhere near the issue because now Parson’s is on a contract he got to participate in. And they came into the off season with plenty of cap space. They’ll be fine.
This reminds me of the Herschel Walker trade to Minnesota. Dallas was pummeled for letting him go, yet they won 3 Superbowls as a result of it. Granted, they did not get near what they got from Minnesota in this trade, but frankly, I don’t give damn. I have been a Cowboy fan since they came into the league, but the older I got, they just became very unimportant to me. Especially with the bastardization of the NFL.
Thee is a long list of top paid players who aren’t worth it, I suspect this guy won’t live up to his pay. He plays for sacks, nothing more.
I think this was a great deal for the Boys.
1) A look at MP’s last half-season for the past couple of years shows he fades badly (esp. if you’re not the NYGiants).
2) His playoff performances are worse (Madden: “Big players make big plays in big games.”)
3) He clearly was going to be a cancer in the locker room.
4) Believe it or not, Dallas needed the GB tackle more than MP’s rush. We have needed a stopper /pass rusher in the middle for years.
5) 2 #1s, yes, they are low, but that’s gold. Those can be packaged for superstar.
6) Pack eats as massive contract, and woe to them if he gets hurt.
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