What a distinction every week makes. Only a few days in the past, Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones appeared on Michael Irvin‘s YouTube channel. He told the Hall of Fame wide receiver that he wasn’t nervous about inking edge rusher Micah Parsons to a long-term deal. Parsons and the Cowboys had been in a contract feud all through the offseason.
The 2-time first-team All-Professional and four-time Professional Bowler was on the lookout for a large extension. Jones claimed to have supplied him one, saying Parsons’s agent was the primary blocker. In accordance with Jones: “We have got this deal resolved, in my thoughts, for the Dallas Cowboys. We have got it finished.”
Perhaps the deal he was speaking about was buying and selling Parsons. The Cowboys dealt their disgruntled star to the Inexperienced Bay Packers—who then promptly signed Parsons to a record-setting contract.
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Parsons and the Pack agreed to a four-year, $188 million extension. It consists of $120 million absolutely assured at signing and $136 million in whole ensures. The brand new deal makes Parsons the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL historical past. He simply needed to get out of Dallas to make it occur.
In return, the Cowboys acquired three-time Professional Bowl defensive deal with Kenny Clark and first-round picks in 2026 and 2027.
In a letter addressed to “Cowboys Nation,” Parsons thanked the staff’s followers for all the time exhibiting him help. He mentioned he “by no means wished this chapter to finish” and that carrying the star “has been the honour of my life” and introduced his plans to proceed residing in North Texas throughout the offseason and hold giving again to the group.
Parsons requested a commerce on August 1 after the 2 sides could not agree on a deal. Jones mentioned he and Parsons had a contract discussions again in March, and the 2 sides aligned on the whole cash, assured cash, and size of a brand new deal. Jones claimed Parsons’s agent David Mulugheta was the bottleneck stopping a deal from getting finished. The Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor indicated he did not need to commerce Parsons, however the Packers made a suggestion he could not refuse.
Now, Parsons leaves a large gap on the Cowboys’ line of defense whereas instantly including energy to the Packers’ protection. Parsons has had at the least 12 sacks yearly, amassing 52.5 in his first 4 seasons. Since 2021, the yr Parsons entered the league, the Packers have had precisely zero gamers attain double-digit sacks.
We’ll get to see a reunion quickly, too. The Cowboys and Packers face off in Week 4. It’d look unusual seeing Parsons in inexperienced and gold as a substitute of blue and white. However we will depend on one factor: He’ll be inflicting matches for the opposing staff.
