The Philadelphia Eagles will kick off their Super Bowl title defense on Thursday night when they host the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 NFL season opener. While that rivalry doesn't require any added juice, the Eagles apparently tried to give it some more this summer anyway by making a "strong play" for Micah Parsons once the Cowboys began entertaining trade offers, according to Adam Schefter .

Obviously, nothing came of it, and for good reason. Owner Jerry Jones and the Cowboys weren't willing to send Parsons to their NFC East rival, understanding that as unpopular as trading Parsons to the Packers was with the fan base, it would have been ten times worse to send him to the Eagles.

The Eagles won a Super Bowl after trading for Saquon Barkley from the Giants , and they

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