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Following a mid-March meeting between Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons, the Cowboys owner was left with the belief that he reached an extension agreement with his star pass rusher. That deal obviously never came to fruition, ultimately culminating in last week’s stunning blockbuster trade with the Packers. [RELATED: Micah Parsons Attempted To Restart Cowboys Extension Talks Prior To Trade] Following …

Micah Parsons made his first appearance on a Packers injury report on Wednesday. Parsons was listed as limited due to the back injury that the defensive end brought with him from Dallas in last week’s trade. A report this week indicated that Parsons is dealing with a facet joint sprain in his back and may need a painkilling injection to …

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – As part of the trade to acquire Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers and Parsons agreed to a four-year contract extension that will tie him to the Packers through the 2029 season. The financial impact will last significantly longer. The fifth-year option of $24 million, along with the extension, which is worth …

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones voiced his side of the story during contract negotiations with former Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons. Now, after Parsons was traded to the Green Bay Packers last week and received a monster contract extension, Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, is sharing his side of what transpired. Mulugheta joined ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday …

Now that Micah Parsons is among the Cheeseheads, the alleged behind-the-scenes antics from his time in Dallas are starting to leak. Parsons exhibited “strange behavior” in his final few days with the Cowboys that, in some ways, represented his time with the franchise before Thursday’s shocking trade sent him to the Packers, ESPN reported in a lengthy feature on the …

GREEN BAY, Wis. – In 1993, Ron Wolf made one of the most consequential signings in NFL history when he landed Reggie White in free agency. Can Micah Parsons have the same impact on the Green Bay Packers? Wolf had a better analogy. “My only comparison would be when I was with the Raiders. We got Ted Hendricks and it …

It’s been nearly a week, and I’m still stunned the Cowboys actually traded Micah Parsons to the Packers.  Now that the dust has settled, I want to take a closer look at whether the Packers are true contenders in the NFC. Can one player make that much of a difference to turn Green Bay from a fringe playoff team to …

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Micah Parsons sat out all of 2025 training camp with the Dallas Cowboys with a reported back injury, something the Green Bay Packers said they were aware of when they traded for him last week. While many believed Parsons was using the back injury to gain leverage for a new contract, reports out of Green Bay revealed that Parsons was …