by: Nick Geddes 54 minutes ago NickGeddesNews
Micah Parsons was already rich. On Thursday, he got a whole lot richer. The Dallas Cowboys traded the All-Pro linebacker to the Green Bay Packers, who signed him to a four-year, $188 million deal with $136 million guaranteed. Parsons is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
After signing his record-breaking deal, Parsons celebrated with his mom. It meant a lot to him to tell her she would never have to work again.
Micah Parsons celebrating his new contract with his mom is everything.
Parsons signed a 4-year, $188M extension with $136M guaranteed after being traded to the @packers.
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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. In exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys acquired two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark . Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones was pleased with the compensation.
“Not only do we immediately get a player, but those draft picks could get us, I’m talking top, Pro Bowl-type players,” Jones said Thursday. “I’m talking could. You won’t necessarily get those players; you’ve got to draft them or acquire them. But they could get us as few as three or as many as five outstanding players. Now, not only do they contribute it a game that needs a lot of players on the field, not to be elementary, but they also give you better odds that a high percentage of them are going to be available. Just from the standpoint of attrition.”