money
Jerry Jones loves money as much as he loves “Jerrah,” and comes in third in popularity.
The Packers immediately signed Parsons to a record-breaking contract for a non-quarterback. 4 years, $188 million, $136 million guaranteed. His average annual salary is $47 million, the highest ever. A speedy face for a historically frugal organization that can make Packers fans love cheese.
As we’ve seen in each of the last two seasons with Dak Prescott and CDC Lamb, Jerry loves talking about paying studs. You then wait and pay the market value for that stud.
It made me laugh and remember Jerry’s infamous quote from Ezekiel Elliot about “beating yourself up.”
It looked like something might be sorted out during a very public and messy feud, but GM Jerrah pulled the trigger on dumping Parsons.
The Cowboys made the most of his rookie contract. This is a four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $17,079,793.
Injuries and Efficiency
By every metric, Micah Parsons has potentially had a negative impact on his career. How much better can it get after year 5?
It’s especially suited to the position of linebacker, where he absorbs punishment on every play, similar to a running back on the offensive side of the ball. And we see how the market treats them.
Dallas hasn’t been good at stopping the run.
Over the last four years – Parsons’ first four years in the league – the Cowboys have ranked 18th or worse in rushing yards allowed per game each season.
2024: 29 days
2023: 18 days
2022: 22nd
2021: 20 days
In 2024, he played a career-low 13 games. Parsons sat out all of 2025 training camp and the preseason due to back stiffness.
There is also no clear indication that he will be ready to play on Opening Day due to a back injury that recently received a second opinion. The initial MRI “came back clean.”
player who received
Two first-rounders and a space-eating defensive tackle, three-time Pro Bowler Kenny Clark. The value of two first rounders speaks for itself.
Strengthening your defensive tackles is the first step in building a run defense. Finding linebackers is easier. Quality defensive tackles don’t.
“I really like Micah,” Jones said. “Thank you for the four years I had with him. He’s a great player, there’s no doubt about it. We could have signed him in April. … This was intentional. I made an offer to Micah and it wasn’t accepted, and I respected the fact that it didn’t work out the way he wanted through his agent.”
Jerry even likened this trade to “The Great Trade Robbery” with Herschel Walker and the Vikings in 1989.
“But Micah Parsons has done an outstanding job for us over four years and what he brings to us when he leaves in a way that Herschel Walker may have been his greatest contribution to the Cowboys could be huge for our fans and the success of this team.”
conclusion
Much like the Luka Doncic trade, the Micah Parsons trade has a huge WOW factor.
But if you dig into the hype of the names involved, a year from now we’ll be singing the praises of the billionaire oil tycoon from Dallas.
Or maybe he did this to boost viewership for his recent Dallas Cowboys Netflix special.
