It was not a nightmare. The Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday and received two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark in return. In a press conference discussing the move after the fact, the Cowboys noted (we all lie to ourselves) that this was done in the name of improving the team both now and in the future.
It is hard to square the trade that the Cowboys made. Many believe that the compensation from Green Bay is not enough which has led to the assumption that this was all concocted in the last moment.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, that is not the case. The Cowboys and Packers reportedly had trade terms agreed to on Tuesday and what followed after was all about contract negotiations between Parsons and Green Bay.
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