The Eagles reportedly had significant interest in adding defensive end Micah Parsons to their team before the Dallas Cowboys traded him to the Green Bay Packers. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones provided details on how the negotiations with the Eagles went, even though they were brief.
On Sunday’s “NFL on Fox,” Jay Glazer reported the Eagles had the best trade package to offer the Cowboys, proposing at least two first-round draft picks, a third-round selection and a fifth-round pick. Glazer added the Cowboys wanted to trade Parsons to an AFC team, but there wasn’t enough traction to get a deal done that would have sent him out of the conference.
The Cowboys ultimately traded Parsons to Green Bay in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round picks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Parsons also agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing. Parsons made an immediate impact on the field in the 30 snaps he played in his Packers debut, finishing with a sack while creating one-on-one rush opportunities for other defensive linemen.
Appearing on “Shan and RJ” on Dallas-Fort Worth area radio station 105.3 The Fan, Jones provided details on how the trade process went and what negotiations were like with the Eagles.
“There was no counteroffer,” Jones said. “The thought all along was to see where the interest level was, and that was very important. From the get-go, there was an effort on our part to chum up interest, and that’s a part of what was going on during those months that we were talking about Micah. As it would happen, and as it always happens, once that interest started really peaking, then you started having that phone ring.”
Jones added that he viewed any deal could bring back assets that would help the Cowboys with their long-term roster building plans.
“He’s a great player, but if the principle specifically is, with our system the way we have it today, if we can get four, five, six players for one player, that’s better for our opportunity to win the thing,” Jones said. “That’s what it was about. It didn’t surprise me. We had others call. The closer we got to the time we traded Micah, the more the phone started ringing, and that’s what we wanted.”
