Cowboys Shock the World by Trading Micah Parsons to Green Bay
What has taken place in Dallas regarding the Micah Parsons trade has been nothing short of incompetence on the part of the Cowboys. After an offseason’s worth of high drama back and forth, the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones ultimately decided to deal Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks in the upcoming seasons. It’s a decision that highlights everything wrong with Dallas over the past 25 years, as this franchise continues to drift further and further away from the ever-so-talked-about glory days.
To start, Parsons continuously displayed his interest in remaining a Cowboy for his whole career. Despite this, Dallas never made a strong effort to resolve the issue before it truly came to fruition. Parsons wanted to get paid, no doubt, but the price tag wouldn’t have reached the extreme of the four-year, $188 million extension that Green Bay gave him if this had been wrapped up sooner. History shows us that the longer you wait for a deal to get done, the more expensive it becomes. It’s very simple: while you wait to strike a deal, other teams are signing key players to higher and higher contracts, forcing values upward across the market. The higher the floor goes, the higher the ceiling rises, and for a player like Micah Parsons—an All-Pro edge rusher—the ceiling is extraordinarily high. This constant delay ultimately cost the Cowboys their franchise cornerstone on defense.
Many will be quick to point out the return for Parsons, especially the two first-round picks, but here’s why I am not sold on this package at all. Kenny Clark has shown signs of regression in the past few seasons, though I still consider him an upgrade over the other DTs on the roster. As far as the picks go, it must be mentioned that these most likely will not be lottery picks—or maybe not even top-20 to -25 selections. Green Bay has consistently had team success despite not making a Super Bowl since the 2010 season. Now, with Parsons in the mix, who’s to say they couldn’t make a legitimate run at a championship with the roster they currently have? In any case, the way I see it, Dallas will be selecting at the back end of the first round in both 2026 and 2027 with how Green Bay is constructed.
With opening week now upon us, the hope for the Dallas organization is to sweep this under the rug and focus on competing for a championship. Whether or not the fan base will actively buy in remains to be seen, especially considering the massive outcry that resulted over fellow Dallas superstar Luka Dončić after his earth-shattering trade from the Mavericks to the Lakers last season. At any rate, one thing is for sure: even as a Giants fan, I feel for the Dallas fan base, as time and time again their favorite sports team’s management has continued to fall short. The Cowboys open the season on the road against the reigning champion Eagles on September 4 at 8:20 p.m. EST.