The Dallas Cowboys’ view of trading superstar defensive end Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers is a simple one: It was the right move.
“We feel really good about it,” Cowboys Chief Operating Officer Stephen Jones said about trading Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in an interview with Mad Dog Sports Radio on Tuesday. “Obviously, much respect for Micah and what he stands for and how he plays and the caliber of player he is, but at the same time we feel good about what we’ve added via that trade.
“You look at a guy like Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark, they’re alpha players, who not only are great players on the field, but they’re leaders in the meeting room. How they go about their business in the offseason; [they] simply deliver nice management to this group. We add a man like Caleb Downs, who’s clearly the identical sort of character. He will make all people round him nice. All people’s going to feed off of him. After which the items that we have added the final couple of years. We’re fired up about [Donovan] Ezeiruaku, who was a second-round choose for us final 12 months, who I believe it is all in entrance of.”
After failing to achieve a long-term cope with Parsons final offseason, Dallas traded him to the Inexperienced Bay Packers for defensive deal with and three-time Professional Bowler Kenny Clark and two first-round picks (2026 and 2027) in August; Parsons subsequently signed a four-year, $188 million extension ($136 million assured) with the Packers.
Parsons, a Professional Bowler in every of his 5 seasons within the NFL, went on to have a productive debut season with the Packers, however it was one which was minimize brief after 14 video games as a consequence of a torn ACL. Previous to the harm, Parsons totaled 12.5 sacks, two compelled fumbles and 41 mixed tackles, serving to him earn his third profession All-Professional honor.
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Concurrently, on the 2025 NFL commerce deadline, Dallas traded its 2026 second-rounder, a 2027 first-rounder – the very best of the 2 first-rounders that the Cowboys have within the 2027 NFL Draft – and defensive lineman and 2023 first-round choose Mazi Smith to the New York Jets for defensive deal with and four-time Professional Bowler Quinnen Williams. Granted, the Cowboys missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season, ending 7-9-1.
“I simply really feel very optimistic that we have now the fitting items in place to go on the market. Finally, the choice we made was that one participant will not be value 4 or 5 good ones,” Jones stated concerning the aftermath of the Parsons commerce. “We really feel like that is the place we’re gonna find yourself right here, in a great spot. We had that chance there and did not really feel like we have been one participant away final 12 months, however I definitely really feel like we’re placing the items collectively to present us a chance to go do what our followers deserve, what we wish, which is to go attempt to win the large trophy.”
As for this previous draft, the Cowboys traded up one spot with the Miami Dolphins to pick Ohio State Buckeyes security and two-time All-American Caleb Downs with the No. 11 choose. Additionally they traded again three spots with the Philadelphia Eagles, deciding on UCF Knights defensive lineman Malachi Lawrence with the No. 23 choose — which they acquired from the Packers within the Parsons commerce — amongst different picks.
