The Micah Parsons trade was probably the biggest preseason shakeup since the Bears pulled off a stunning deal to land pass rusher Khalil Mack nearly seven years ago to the day.

Mack signed a deal to become the highest-paid non-QB in the league, was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year runner-up that year, and the Bears took the NFC North title with 12 wins, their most in more than a decade. But they also lost their opening playoff game on the famed " double doink " kick.

Can Parsons lift Green Bay beyond what Mack could fuel in Chicago? Perhaps, but with today's NFC North, we're talking about arguably the toughest division in football. It's a fascinating trade that certainly shook up the NFC hierarchy, lifting the Packers and sinking the Cowboys further.

But the Parsons tr

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