The Green Bay Packers sent shockwaves throughout the NFL on Thursday, acquiring Micah Parsons in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys.

Parsons was officially introduced as a member of the Packers at Lambeau Field on Friday, and while speaking to the media, he revealed a major announcement: his new jersey number.

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Parsons wore No. 11 in Dallas, but with wide receiver Jayden Reed holding that number in Green Bay, the superstar edge rusher was forced to consider an alternative. His choice?

"I'm going with No. 1," Parsons said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic .

The 26-year-old marks the first Packers player to don the No. 1 in nearly a century, as Curly Lambeau last wore the number in 1926.

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