The Green Bay Packers pulled off one of the most surprising trades in NFL history on Thursday when they acquired Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys . The only thing more shocking than the trade was the contract that came with it.

The Packers gave Parsons a record-setting deal that blew every other non-quarterback contract out of the water. Parsons is getting a four-year, $188 million contract that will pay him an average of $47 million per year. That's a $6 million increase over the old record, which was set back in July when T.J. Watt signed a deal worth $41 million per year .

To put Parsons' salary in perspective, just consider this: He's now making more than Patrick Mahomes , who has a contract that averages $45 million per year.

Parsons certainly deserves the

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