It isn’t every day an NFL franchise willingly parts ways with a generational edge rusher entering his prime. Yet that’s exactly what unfolded when the Dallas Cowboys dealt Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers — a move that stunned the league and left analysts scrambling to make sense of Jerry Jones ’ gamble. For years, Parsons had been the engine of Dallas’ defense, tallying 52.5 sacks in four seasons, and joining Aaron Donald and Patrick Peterson as the only defenders to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first four campaigns.

The Cowboys’ decision, however, wasn’t born overnight. Months of tension, a contract dispute that grew increasingly hostile, and a refusal from Jones to reset the market for Parsons ultimately pushed Dallas toward a trade. Green Bay pounced, i

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