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Parsons–Garrett Duel Headlines BrownsPackers as Green Bay’s New Star Targets Joe Flacco

Parsons’ blockbuster trade to Green Bay with a $47 million average reset the salary bar Garrett set months earlier.

Overview

  • Cleveland hosts Green Bay in Week 3 with the Packers 2-0 and the Browns 0-2 in a matchup spotlighting two elite pass rushers.
  • Green Bay acquired Micah Parsons from Dallas for Kenny Clark and two first-round picks, then signed him to a four-year, $188 million deal.
  • Myles Garrett returned to Cleveland on a four-year, $40 million-per-year extension after a trade request, later praising Parsons’ payday and recalling Parsons’ offseason vow to top his deal.
  • Garrett enters the game tied for the league lead with 3.5 sacks, while Parsons has 1.5 sacks and 11 pressures on a managed snap count after missing training camp with a back issue.
  • Parsons adopted the moniker “The Hunter” and said he is focused on his first career sack of Browns quarterback Joe Flacco, while also conceding Garrett might be the better player and lauding his mentorship.