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Micah Parsons is officially a member of Green Bay Packers and members of Dallas Cowboys are as stunned as the rest of the NFL world.
Parsons’ excited contract situation with cowboys led to a trade request that the owner and general manager Jerry Jones actually fulfilled, and sent him to Packers in a deal that included Green Bay’s 2026 and 2027 first round elections and all-pro defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
Packers also reportedly gave Parsons a massive four-year-old, $ 188 million contract extension, making him the highest paid non-quartal in the league with a good margin.
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Dallas Cowboys defensive than Micah Parsons (11) responds after the match against Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium on August 16, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/ Imag- Pictures)
But as you would expect, Cowboys players were shocked to see the news, including the broad recipient Ceedee Lamb, who released a crying emoji on his Instagram stories with NFL’s post about trade.
Cowboys Cornerback Trevon Diggs also released a broken-heart emoji on X as the two defensive players were close to their time together on cowboys. However, Diggs added another tweet that congratulated Parsons with his new agreement and a new chapter in his NFL career despite having to oppose now.
“Best in the world!” He wrote on X, Tagging Parsons. “Congratulations to my brother!”
Safety Juanyeh Thomas said, “Damn …” with a crushed-heart emoji and a gif of Steve Harvey showing how he is doing.
Receiver Kavontae Turpin also shared his first thoughts on the trade.
“Yes, this league’s — crazy lol,” Turpin said at X.
While cowboys players responded to the reports, the Parson’s trade confirmed before the team eventually did it, and sent a thank you video on his X account. He also made a statement in which he said he “never wanted this chapter to end.”
“Not everything was in my control,” Parsons wrote in his statement. “My heart has always been here and it still is. Throughout it, I never made any demands. I have never asked for anything more than justice. I only asked that the person I have confidence to negotiate my contract be part of the process.”
Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: Micah Parsons Trade gives the team ‘chance to be better’ than in recent years
Dallas Cowboys defensive than Micah Parsons (11) at training camp at River Ridge Fields on July 26, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imag- Pictures)
Parsons requested a trade earlier this month while contract negotiations continued to stop. He made a previous statement that he “no longer” wanted to be in Dallas, but fans of “America’s Team” hoped it was simply a negotiating tactics.
But Jones, despite saying he was not thinking about trade with Parsons, made the deal to move on from the 26-year-old star.
Parsons, who grew up with a cowboys fan in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, thanked fans for their support for the past four years.
“From the moment I arrived in Dallas, you embraced me and my family as your own. You made a child from the East Coast feel at home in Texas. Every time I pulled up to work every time I stepped in this field, I felt the weight and pride of representing you. You didn’t just give me a jersey you gave me a place to belong,” Parsons wrote.
Dallas Cowboys defensive than Micah Parsons goes on the field after the team’s FLF -Football match against Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
“Nord -texas will continue to be my home in high season. I still want to be here, give back to the community that gave me so much. And no matter where the next chapter takes me, the bond we have built will never break. Thanks, cowboys nation, for every cheer, every moment, and every ounce of love you showed me. Wearing the star has been the honor of my life.”
