Jerry Jones is back on the Micah Parsons trade, and he’s not backing off his stance.
Speaking with reporters on Thursday, the Cowboys owner and general manager once again pointed to the blockbuster deal that sent Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in August 2025, saying he likes where it has left Dallas today.
"Even though Micah's an outstanding talent [that] anybody would like to have, the bottom line is that I like what the result of the trade has ended up as I stand here today," Jerry Jones explained, per Todd Archer of ESPN.
That trade brought the Cowboys two first-round draft picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark, and Dallas has already used the ripple effects of that move to reshape the roster. Ahead of last season's trade deadline, the team added defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and linebacker Logan Wilson. Then, during this year’s draft, the Cowboys used assets tied to the Parsons deal to select pass-rusher Malachi Lawrence, cornerback Devin Moore and defensive lineman LT Overton.
Jones also noted that Williams and the Cowboys agreed earlier this week to a three-year, $105.9M contract extension.
The Parsons side of the trade has its own headline numbers. He landed a four-year, $188M contract with $136M guaranteed from the Packers, then posted 12.5 sacks in 14 games before a torn ACL ended his season in the middle of December.
Parsons will miss at least the first four games of the 2026 season while on the physically unable to perform list, though he wants to return for the Packers’ Week 6 game against the Cowboys on Oct. 18.
Jones said Parsons is a "great player," but he also framed the trade as part of a larger effort to change the makeup of Dallas’ defense. In his view, the move created the kind of flexibility that allowed the Cowboys to attack the interior of the unit.
"Otherwise, we wouldn't have had the opportunity to make that kind of trade. That's why it worked," Jones added.
"But the fact that we revamped our defense, that was an instigator toward that attitude: 'Let's come in here and change this up, let's get rush from the interior, let's be stronger on the run in the interior with an emphasis on those guys in the middle.' That's not an accident.
That that's what you see out there from the inside."
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