It actually happened.
It’s official: Jerry Jones has sent Micah Parsons to Siberia.
The NFL’s version of Siberia. If it were the 1980s.
Yes, the Green Bay Packers have acquired one of the best defensive players in the NFL, completing a trade with the Dallas Cowboys to acquire Parsons. According to Ian Rapopirt, the 2-time All-Pro and 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year is heading to the Packers to provide a massive boost to their pass rush, which struggled mightily with consistency a season ago, and in doing so this bizarre saga is finally over.
Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, has also completed negotiations with the Packers on a new contract for his client. The deal is a 4-year extension worth $188 million – approximately $47 million annually – in new money. This locks Parsons in with the Packers until 2029, his age-30 season and the deal includes a whopping $136 million in guaranteed money, per Rapoport.
Parsons quickly confirmed the report with this tweet:
Heading from Green Bay to Dallas will likely be a substantial draft pick package. Stay tuned for details, but the package could be comparable to what the Chicago Bears sent to the Oakland Raiders in 2018 for Khalil Mack, which was the last big deal like this for an elite pass-rusher heading into his fifth NFL season. That trade saw the Bears send their 2019 and 2020 first-round picks, their 2020 third, and their 2020 sixth for Mack, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 7th. Notably, however, the Bears were coming off four straight seasons of 10 or more losses, suggesting that their future picks might be earlier in round one, while the Packers have made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
Parsons now joins a Packers edge group that already features Rashan Gary. Combined with a defensive tackle group that is capable of providing impressive interior pass rush behind the likes of Kenny Clark, Devonte Wyatt, and Karl Brooks, this defensive line suddenly looks like a major problem for opposing offenses.
Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.
Category: General Sports
