Jerry Jones just compared the Micah Parsons trade to the Herschel Walker trade.
"I want to be sure that our fans understand," Jones said Thursday evening during a news conference at The Star.
"I think a lot of Micah and I wish him so much success — I don't want him to have success when he plays the Cowboys as much as I do want him to have overall success. But Micah Parsons did an outstanding job for us for four years and a little bit of the way Herschel Walker may have had his greatest contribution to the Cowboys, what he brought to us when he left could be a tremendous thing for our fans and the success of this team."
Dallas sent Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a pair of first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
Parsons signed a four-year, $188 million deal with the Packers Thursday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, who reported that the star edge rusher will receive $136 million in guaranteed money.
The 26-year-old will enter the 2025 season with a $47 million average salary, making him the new highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
Parsons was in the fifth and final year of his rookie contract and was seeking an extension that valued the impact he's brought to Dallas in the form of four straight Pro Bowl seasons with 12-plus sacks.
After the Parsons trade news dropped, NFL Network's Jane Slater reported that she spoke with the three-time All-Pro Thursday evening.
She noted that Parsons told her that he's "genuinely gonna miss y'all" and that he and his team went back to the Cowboys about an extension with "empathy" after trade interest was leaked this week.
Parsons reportedly informed her that the Cowboys' response was "play on the fifth year or leave."
Throughout August, Parsons requested a trade, scrubbed his social media of any Cowboys mentions and flashed a "call me" gesture at a fan who told him to come to the Falcons before a preseason finale in Arlington, Texas, during which Parsons briefly laid down on an athletic training table and closed his eyes.
Although Parsons reported to Cowboys training camp at the end of July, he still hasn't practiced this summer. He was dealing with a back injury, but Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer told reporters Tuesday that, "at this time," Parsons is cleared medically to practice.
This story is being continued.
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