The Micah Parsons saga has reached an endpoint that might have seemed unfathomable just weeks ago.
On Thursday, the Dallas Cowboys agreed to trade the two-time All-Pro edge rusher to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Parsons, meanwhile, will receive a four-year, $188 million contract that, in addition to making him the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing.
A massive exchange of resources figures to transform the NFC landscape immediately, with the Packers making an all-out move to reconfigure a flagging pass rush and a Cowboys team that has stubbornly resisted a rebuild now on uncertain ground. But who won the deal?
Let's hand out grades for maybe the most consequential move of the NFL offseason:
Typically, dealing away premium draft picks for highly paid veterans is bad business for NFL teams. Between the selections involved and the massive bill that will accompany Parsons to Wisconsin, the Packers are paying a price that would be prohibitive for almost any player in the league.
