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It was just supposed to be talk, right? Despite the formal trade request and continued silence between player and organization, many people believed that Micah Parsons would play Week 1 of the 2025-26 season in a Dallas Cowboys uniform. All of that speculation officially became irrelevant on Thursday, as the Green Bay Packers completed a massive deal to land the superstar edge rusher. The NFL world is abuzz with a cacophony of dismay and disgust, and the team’s social media account opted to stoke the flames.
The Packers posted the eye emojis on X shortly after the bombshell dropped. Excitement is high in Titletown, USA. Green Bay paid a steep price for Parsons, trading two first-round draft picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark to Dallas and signing the two-time First-Team All-Pro to a mammoth $188 million contract extension. But it will all be worth it if the team is competing for a championship moving forward.
There was an argument to make that the Packers were already an NFC contender after reaching the divisional round two years ago and winning 11 games last season. Now, they have significantly upgraded their defensive line with a young playmaker. Parsons has an outstanding 52.5 sacks through 63 regular-season games. He was undoubtedly a big part of Dallas’ success in the NFC East over the last half-decade.
The 26-year-old posted 12 sacks during the 2024-25 campaign despite missing five games with a high ankle sprain. Although the Cowboys were not leapfrogging Green Bay for the final wild card slot regardless — Dak Prescott missed much of the season with a hamstring injury –, a healthy Parsons could have certainly helped them earn a winning record. They will now head into a different era in Arlington, one that currently looks bleak but maybe could eventually lead back to relevance.
The Packers, on the other hand, are focused on first claiming NFC North superiority, something that eluded them last season (1-5 record versus the division), and then directing their attention to the NFL mountaintop. It is important to note that Parsons has underachieved in the playoffs, totaling just one sack and eight solo tackles in four games, but at only 26 years old, he still has time to change that trend.
Micah Parsons became the highest-paid non-quarterback ever and filled an entire fan base with an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm. Not a bad day. Since he is not yet in football rhythm, Green Bay may want to exercise caution regarding his initial snap count. Fans will be patient in the present, because their long-term outlook is looking quite rosy.
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