Kirk Herbstreit knows it’s a different approach to analyzing the Cowboys’ stunning Micah Parsons trade .

The ESPN college football and Amazon Prime Video “Thursday Night Football” analyst understands it could be perceived as a crazy take.

But Herbstreit supported the Cowboys for making the trade and sending Parsons — one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers who’s just 26 years old — to the Packers on Thursday in exchange for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark, a seismic move that also featured Green Bay handing Parsons a four-year, $188 million extension.

"I know it sounds crazy, but I applaud Dallas in letting [Micah Parsons] go." @KirkHerbstreit feels the Cowboys did the right thing in trading Micah Parsons 👀 pic.twitter.com/sIStR0t01A — Get Up (@GetUpESPN) Au

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