by: Nick Geddes 1 hour ago NickGeddesNews
The Dallas Cowboys will take the field without star pass rusher Micah Parsons in Thursday’s Week 1 road contest against the Philadelphia Eagles. After failed negotiations over a long-term contract extension, Dallas traded Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark .
Parsons was the face of the Cowboys’ defense. Quarterback Dak Prescott is the face of the offense and arguably the entire squad. Three days after Parsons’ departure from Dallas, Prescott addressed the media, sharing his overall reaction to the blockbuster trade.
“I definitely didn’t think he was going to get traded,” Prescott said, via Jon Machota of The Athletic. “But just with the way their negotiations went down, obviously to some extent, hell, y’all were asking me questions, it seemed like it got personal on their ends, so that’s why I wasn’t surprised.”
Prescott and Parsons, teammates since the latter’s NFL arrival in 2021, exchanged messages. Prescott revealed what he told Parsons.
“I wished him good luck,” Prescott said.