Overview

• Dallas traded Parsons to Green Bay for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks, and the Packers signed him to a four-year, $188 million deal with a reported $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees.
• Agent David Mulugheta told ESPN that Parsons never believed he was negotiating a contract with Jerry Jones and said a Cowboys proposal averaged $40.5 million per year but lacked early guarantees comparable to Green Bay’s structure.
• Mulugheta said Dallas pushed a five-year term that he estimated could have cost Parsons $60–70 million in future earnings compared with a four-year deal.
• ESPN reporting says the Packers conducted broad due diligence, including contacts tied to former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, and that at least three other teams were ready to pursue Parsons if Green Bay’s trade fell through.
• Multiple outlets report Parsons is managing a back issue that may require an injection to play in Week 1, and his agent said he will do everything possible to be on the field.