Instead of locking down one of the league’s elite defenders early, the Cowboys ended up losing Micah Parsons when they were a week away from playing the Eagles. For Jerry Jones, trading Micah Parsons to the Packers was a calculated move to address Dallas’ glaring weakness against the run. After all, the Cowboys’ defense ranked among the league’s worst in that category, surrendering 2,331 yards on 482 attempts last season. Yet, the trade wasn’t just about numbers. Jones reportedly felt betrayed after Parsons went public with his trade request.
Per Bill Barnwell of ESPN, this trade saga ended up becoming a clash of ‘some very large egos.’ At the end, Jerry Jones played the most Jerry Jones move by trading one of the best defenders in the NFL in August. But NFL legend Tom Brady believes