Micah Parsons trade: ESPN's Adam Schefter explains how quick blockbuster deal came together between Cowboys, Packers

by: Nick Geddes 40 minutes ago NickGeddesNews

After failing to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension, the Dallas Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons are no more. Dallas traded Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday in exchange for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark .

If it felt like this came together rather quickly, that’s because it did, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter . Speaking on Friday’s “Get Up,” Schefter said that the Packers were the “only team that got real serious and quick.” He pointed out that Clark practiced with the Packers the day of the trade; that wouldn’t have happened if Green Bay knew a deal was getting done as fast as it did.

“There were multiple suitors for Micah Parsons, but in a way, it feels a little like it was when the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic . They traded him to the Lakers and really, only spoke intensely to the Lakers,” Schefter said. “Now, there may have been intense negotiations with and trade talks with other teams — I’m unaware of them right now. I think there were other teams that inquired, but it seems like Green Bay was the only team that got real serious and quick.

“This came together very quickly, as evidenced by that Kenny Clark practiced with the Green Bay Packers yesterday. If the Packers knew and the Cowboys knew that this deal was getting done yesterday, Kenny Clark would not be practicing. But he did practice and then, later in the afternoon, the Packers and the Cowboys agreed to a deal.”

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Parsons, 26, requested out of Dallas after making zero progress on a new deal as he entered the 2025 season, set to play on his fifth-year option. The Packers believe Parsons can transform their defense, rewarding him with a four-year, $188 million deal, with $136 million guaranteed. Parsons is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

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