Cowboys Trade Star Linebacker Micah Parsons To Packers: Reports

Four weeks aft Micah Parsons asked for a trade from nan Dallas Cowboys and nan team's proprietor said he was not willing successful granting specified a request, nan squad granted nan prima linebacker's petition Thursday, reportedly agreeing to a stunning waste and acquisition pinch nan Green Bay Packers conscionable 1 week earlier nan commencement of nan NFL season.

In Green Bay, Parsons will gain nan statement hold he had sought from Dallas, and which had led to his waste and acquisition request. The Packers person agreed to a four-year, $188 cardinal hold pinch nan 26-year-old protect prima according to his supplier David Mulugheta — a statement that makes Parsons nan NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback. Of nan $188 million, $136 cardinal is afloat guaranteed, according to Athletes First, nan agency that represents Parsons.

In return, nan Cowboys will person 2 first-round draught picks and a player, according to some ESPN and CBS. That player, according to nan aggregate reports, is protect tackle Kenny Clark.

Parsons confirmed nan waste and acquisition connected societal media, releasing a connection that said, successful portion that, "I ne'er wanted this section to end, but not everything was successful my control. My bosom has ever been present and it still is. Through it all, I ne'er made immoderate demands. I ne'er asked for thing much than fairness. I only asked that nan personification I spot to discuss my statement beryllium portion of nan process.

"This is simply a sad time but not a bitter one. I'll ne'er hide nan joyousness of draught night, nan adrenaline of moving retired of nan tunnel, aliases nan brotherhood I shared pinch my teammates, coaches and nan unit who prepared maine for each azygous game."

Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones successful caller seasons has been capable to resoluteness drawn-out statement negotiations pinch Dallas stars specified arsenic Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb earlier nan play began. On Aug. 20, caller Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer expressed optimism a akin solution would beryllium reached pinch Parsons up of nan Sept. 4 matchup betwixt defending champion Philadelphia and Dallas that kicks disconnected nan 2025 season.

"I consciousness bully astir that," Schottenheimer said.

What analyzable matters was nan domiciled of Parsons's agent, Mulugheta, successful negotiations. On a podcast hosted by erstwhile Cowboys prima Michael Irvin, Jones said that he believed he'd already struck an statement pinch Parsons alone.

“We had our agreements connected term, amount, guarantees and everything. We were going to nonstop it complete to nan agent. The supplier said, ‘Don’t fuss because we’ve sewage each that to negotiate,’” Jones said. “Well, I’d already negotiated that. I’d already moved disconnected my people connected respective areas. The issue, very frankly, is we’ve had nan speech successful my mind. The supplier is trying to get his chemoreceptor successful it and trying to travel successful location and amended disconnected what we’ve already said.”