Overview

• Dallas confirmed it received 2026 and 2027 first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark in exchange for the All-Pro pass rusher.
• Parsons will receive roughly $136 million guaranteed, making him the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback at $47 million per year, according to NFL Network.
• Executives and analysts sharply questioned the Cowboys’ timing, with texts to reporter Jordan Schultz calling the move “beyond idiotic.”
• Green Bay made a rare all-in move that includes its first trade involving a first-round pick since the Brett Favre deal in 1992, elevating expectations for its pass rush alongside Rashan Gary.
• Parsons thanked Dallas in a public statement and said he only sought fairness and inclusion of his agent in talks, with his Green Bay debut set for Week 1 and a Week 4 return to Dallas.