{"id":28034,"date":"2025-02-23T02:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T02:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28034"},"modified":"2025-02-23T02:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T02:24:14","slug":"breaking-cowboys-blockbuster-trade-idea-ships-micah-parsons-to-bills-for-star-rb-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28034","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys blockbuster trade idea ships Micah Parsons to Bills for star RB &#038; more.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>A blockbuster trade pitch would send Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a superstar RB, first-round pick, &amp; more.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4021,h_2261,x_0,y_189\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jmqa089j1j8c3sm7w5.jpg\" alt=\"Buffalo Bills running back James Cook runs the ball pressured by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_70mjmnlqx\">While\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0Nation goes through the &#8220;dead period&#8221; on the\u00a0NFL\u00a0calendar before the Scouting Combine and the official start of the 2025 league year, some wild trade speculation has been running rampant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_eutjlemtd\">For Dallas, many of the trade ideas and proposals center around star edge rusher\u00a0Micah Parsons, who is in line for\u00a0a massive contract extension\u00a0that is expected to make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kksde007n\">Many of the proposals have made zero sense, and gave the Cowboys role players or a lesser-valued pass rusher in exchange for Parsons, but the latest is at least a bit intriguing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c3jij9kxk\">Greg Tompsett of Cover 1 Sports\u00a0pitched the idea of Dallas shipping Parsons to the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0for a major haul that includes multiple players and a premium pick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_r6t4dt50h\">The Bills would receive Parsons, while the Cowboys would receive\u00a0star running back James Cook, tight end Dalton Kincaid, and a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, No. 30 overall, in return.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_59govt6yz\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1893100820482138165&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fcowboys%2Fnews%2Fdallas-cowboys-blockbuster-trade-idea-micah-parsons-bills-for-star-rb&amp;sessionId=ca63c03655f02ce0745988ca577d4bc750882be8&amp;siteScreenName=DallasCowboysFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1893100820482138165\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jxjuqx845\">The trade would take the financial burden of Parsons off of the Cowboys&#8217; 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