Overview
- ESPN reported that Green Bay would forfeit its 2028 first-round pick to Dallas if Micah Parsons is traded to any NFC East team before the end of the 2026 season.
- Dallas accepted a reciprocal clause in which trading Kenny Clark to an NFC North team in that window would send the Cowboys’ 2028 first-rounder to the Packers.
- The provisions surfaced during deadline week when league databases flagged both clubs’ 2028 first-round picks as unavailable as Dallas negotiated the Quinnen Williams deal.
- With those conditions in place, the Cowboys’ and Packers’ 2028 first-round selections are effectively off-limits for trades until the 2027 offseason.
- The safeguards followed Philadelphia’s strong pursuit of Parsons; he signed a four-year, $188 million deal with Green Bay and has 6.5 sacks through eight games.