by: Griffin McVeigh 48 minutes ago griffin_mcveigh
Rumors regarding Micah Parsons swirled on social media Tuesday night. X was discussing a possible trade between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, sending Parsons to a bitter NFC rival. The noise was loud enough to where reporters surrounding the team were discussing the possibility.
NFL Network’s Jane Slater has a “conspiracy theory” behind the rumors, though. She believes the Cowboys might be playing into the trade discussion involving Parsons. Ultimately, the goal would be to spook Parsons enough to get him signed for a long-term extension.
“My conspiracy theory on this is, maybe this is a rumor that the Cowboys are leaning into a little bit to make Micah Parsons uncomfortable enough to come to Jerry, kiss the ring, and get this thing done,” Slater said via The Pat McAfee Show .
Usually, rumors on social media are not brought into much light. However, Slater did admit she tracks down stories when necessary due to a real-life scenario. When covering the Texas Rangers, Slater once found out a player was heading to Cleveland due to his daughter telling a preseason school teacher.
“I was losing a little bit of sleep last night because, while I still feel confident that this thing is going to get done, we’ve got to pay some attention to some of these content aggregators out there,” Slater said. “These content creators. Because you never know where scoops are coming from… You have to run them all down.”