{"id":73095,"date":"2025-08-02T14:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73095"},"modified":"2025-08-02T14:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:52:12","slug":"breaking-heres-what-a-realistic-micah-parsons-trade-could-look-like-for-the-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73095","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Here’s what a realistic Micah Parsons trade could look like for the Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Friday, Micah Parsons\u00a0demanded a trade from the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

Even with months of Parsons’s public discontentment simmering due to his desire for a contract extension, it is shocking to see the Cowboys let the situation get to this point. Parsons is one of the best defensive players in football, hard stop. He’s accumulated 52.5 sacks in his first four NFL seasons and earned two first-team All-Pro nods. It’s no exaggeration to say Parsons is on track for a Hall of Fame-caliber career. But\u00a0the Cowboys played hardball with his contract negotiations\u00a0and now have to decide whether they’ll actually trade their 26-year-old superstar.<\/p>\n

Early signs suggest no, they will not. It took less than a half hour after Parsons’s trade request went public for a report to emerge stating the team has “no intention” of trading the star pass rusher. Between that and how the Myles Garrett situation unfolded earlier this year, it seems far more likely that Parsons’s dramatic trade demand will be used to finalize an extension with Dallas rather than a vehicle to play elsewhere next season.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, with the trade request public, all possibilities must be considered. It’s no guarantee the Cowboys will be able to mend their relationship with Parsons. They may have no choice but to put him on the block and see what kind of return is out there for a star defender just entering his prime with years of All-Pro production already on the books.<\/p>\n

This potential future is of much interest to 31 other teams, as they would all be very keen on procuring Parsons’s services for their own ends. There would be no concerns about on- or off-field fits with a player of this talent. Opposing teams all over the league would be over the moon to just get him in the building and go from there, even if it means having to pay him top-of-the-line pass-rusher money.<\/p>\n

So, if the Cowboys\u00a0did\u00a0<\/em>trade Parsons, what would a realistic deal actually look like?<\/p>\n

As was pointed out in the immediate aftermath of Parsons’s request, there is a decent comparison in modern NFL history. Back in 2018, a 27-year-old Khalil Mack was traded by the then-Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears for an absolute haul of picks. The deal fetched the Raiders four draft picks (including two first-rounders) for Mack, a second-round pick, and a conditional fifth-round pick.<\/p>\n