Cowboys pack off Parsons to Packers

One week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones labelled trade talk around his All-Pro pass-rusher “pure BS)’ Dallas shipped Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.

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The Packers sent three-time Pro Bow! defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbuster trade.

Parsons and Jones dug in over a contract the Packers immediately addressed with a four-year, US$188 million extension that includes $136 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports.

The deal makes Parsons the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. His $47 million annual average easily surpasses the contract extension pass-rusher TJ Watt signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, which averages $41 million per year.

Parsons, who requested a trade on Aug 1, confirmed the trade on his social media when he wrote, “Thank you Dallas ... GO Pack Go!,’ with both teams sending out media releases later in the day.