The Dallas Cowboys have traded All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers just one week before the 2025 season. In return, Dallas receives defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027. Parsons immediately agreed to a four-year, $188 million extension with Green Bay, including $136 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in league history at $47 million per year.
The move has drawn fierce criticism from around the league , including from NFC executives.
One NFC executive texted NFL insider Jordan Schultz, “The Cowboys make no fuc*ing sense.”
Another high-profile executive texted Schultz, “Why on earth would you do this now and not in March? Beyond idiotic.”
For Dallas, the decision closes the door on what ha