Micah Parsons trade grades: Packers land a superstar; what were Cowboys thinking?

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The Dallas Cowboys traded linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday evening for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and their next two first-round picks.

Parsons and the Cowboys had seemingly reached the point of no return in their contract negotiations, and the star linebacker was holding in while putting pressure on the team to trade him. It didn’t appear an amicable resolution had been in the cards.

The Cowboys’ latest offer was for five years and $202.5 million, according to a league source. Parsons rejected that proposal.

Micah Parsons trade grades: Packers land a superstar; what were Cowboys thinking?

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