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Not since the firing of Tom Landry or the trade of Herschel Walker has Cowboys Nation been punched in the gut as hard as they were upon learning the Dallas Cowboys traded away their superstar pass rusher, Micah Parsons. History has proven Jerry Jones was right to make those moves, but only time will tell if he is right or wrong trading Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
It’s somewhat odd how this Micah Parsons trade came to be about. Nearly everyone believed Jerry Jones and Company would eventually give in to Parsons’ contract extension, much like they have done with many of their star players (Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb) recently. That, of course, didn’t happen, but the odd thing is that this trade came on the heels of Netflix documentary series, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys.
If you haven’t yet watched the documentary series, we highly recommended. It accurately depicts how Jerry Jones came to be the person he is today and the gambles he had to take to get there. From being highly in debt and risking everything on an oil well to not purchasing the San Diego Chargers and then purchasing the Dallas Cowboys, and everything in between. He definitely earned the moniker “The Gambler”.
Trading away Micah Parsons is yet another example of Jerry Jones’ willingness to gamble in the hopes of a bigger payoff. Jerry is hoping the two first-round draft picks he’ll receive in 2026 and 2027, plus former Pro Bowl DT Kenny Clark will help improve Dallas’ roster more than what extending Micah Parsons long-term and having him in the fold would have accomplished. Given what we know right now, he made the wrong choice.
Micah Parsons, a three-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl player, is a one-man wrecking crew who has the ability to alter the game on any given play. One could even argue he’s a generational talent who is destined to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer in time. Trading such a player after just four seasons in the league is unprecedented and has a very good chance of negatively impacting the Cowboys for years to come.
As the old saying goes, a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. Micah Parsons was a player the Cowboys should’ve built around rather than trade away for some future unknowns. Sometimes is just better to stick with what you have rather than gamble on what you could have. One will never go hungry living by this mantra, but on the flipside you may never feast either. This trade feels more like the former rather than the latter though.
Sadly, the Cowboys are not a better team without Parsons. He is the one person on the defensive side of the ball who put fear in the opposition. He’s not someone you easily replace. He is a premier player and deserved to be compensated as such. Instead, Jerry Jones attempted to play hardball and now there’s a chance...
