Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shifted his stance from “I love you” to “Micah(Parsons) could bring a lot of resources in a trade” | NFL News
In the last episode of Netflix’s sports docuseries, “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” a glimpse is shown of the camaraderie between now former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. During the 2023 playoffs, after the Cowboys were eliminated, Jones went to the locker room, hugged Parsons, and said, “I’m proud of you, you know that, okay? It’s a disappointment, but it wasn’t because of you.” Micah heartbreakingly responded, “All I wanna do is win.” Jones replied, “I know that. But I love you.” However, more recently, Jones stated in a press conference that there was no question that Parsons could bring in a lot of resources in a trade, noting that this strategy had been on his mind since the hiring of the head coach Brian Schottenheimer: “There was no question in our mind that Micah(Parsons) could bring a lot of resources in a trade. This has been on my mind since we hired Brian(Schottenheimer). So there was no question.”
Micah Parsons’ trade to the Green Bay Packers leaves significant cap space for the Dallas Cowboys
The 26-year-old defensive end recently got traded to the Green Bay Packers. Michael David Smith of NBC Sports reported that the Cowboys freed up $19 million by trading DE Micah Parsons for defensive tackle Kenny Clark.The Cowboys now have an estimated $42 million in cap space for 2025, which gives them more room to sign other players and extend contracts of the current players, like cornerback DaRon Bland and left guard Tyler Smith.Discussing the importance of the freed-up cap space, Jerry Jones said, “We got a lot of capital that is required to build a team. It takes many players, to be trite, to play in the NFL. It takes 11 on the field at the same time, it takes a minimum of 30 or 40–at minimum–to have both offense and defense, not including players who are involved in our special teams.So, it takes more than one. You do have to allocate your resources, whether it be draft picks or whether it be finances.There was no question in our mind that Micah(Parsons) could bring a lot of resources in a trade. That has been on my mind since we hired Brian(Schottenheimer). So, there was no question.”
The Dallas Cowboys have a history of making blockbuster trades like the Herschel Walker deal
In 1989, Jerry Jones traded a premier running back, Herschel Walker, in exchange for eight draft picks, which included Minnesota’s next three first-round picks. The trade happened between three teams–the Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and the San Diego Chargers–and involved eighteen players and draft picks.A similar situation was at stake in the present scenario with Micah Parsons’ trade.Regarding the acquisition of draft picks, Jerry Jones said, “Those draft picks could get top, Pro Bowl-type players. Could. Not necessarily. Let me be quick to say–you won’t necessarily get those players. You’ve got to draft them or acquire them. But they can get us as few as three or any many as five outstanding players.Now, not only do they contribute in a game that needs a lot of players on the field–not to be elementary–but they also give you better odds that they’re going to be a high percentage of those are going to be available just from the standpoint of attrition or from the standpoint of just sheer limit on how far one player can go. Very few players are Deion (Sanders) playing a hundred plays a game.” Also Read:“Great 35th birthday present”: Minnesota Vikings express interest in reacquiring their former wide receiver Adam Thielen | NFL News – Times of India
