{"id":37685,"date":"2025-04-01T07:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37685"},"modified":"2025-04-01T07:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:45:45","slug":"breaking-cowboys-3-way-trade-of-micah-parsons-clickbait-pushed-by-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37685","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys\u2019 3-Way Trade of Micah Parsons Clickbait Pushed by ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have a collection of boxes they are looking to check off on draft night, but many believe those are related to prospective draftees to fill their position holes.<\/p>\n

Well, ESPN insider Bill Barnwell predicts the Cowboys to have something else in mind … a trade that would alter the state of the team immediately and for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The deal includes Micah Parsons, Dallas’ premier edge rusher who is in the midst of contract extension negotiations … and who many would say is an “untouchable” on the roster.<\/p>\n

Barnwell suggests the Cowboys avoid Parsons’ impending mega-contract by trading him to the Atlanta Falcons in a 3-team deal on draft night.<\/p>\n

Dallas would acquire the No. 2 pick (from Cleveland Browns), No. 15 pick, and a 2026 third rounder in exchange for the Cowboys’ No. 12 pick and a fourth-rounder next year.<\/p>\n

What?<\/p>\n

“The Cowboys find themselves in an impossible situation with their roster construction,”\u00a0Barnwell says.<\/p>\n

“The Cowboys have to figure out how to win with three players making more than $135 million per season, which is where they’ll be if they sign Parsons. If they couldn’t make a deep playoff run with Parsons and Lamb on rookie deals and Prescott making $40 million a year, how are they going to do it with all three making top-of-the-market salaries?”<\/p>\n

The argument about the money is legit, especially given Dallas’ tardy performance in not getting Micah’s deal done by now.<\/p>\n

The picture trying to be painted is that Dallas can skip out on Parsons’ contract by resorting to the Draft and picking the “next” Parsons at No. 2.<\/p>\n

“There could be a chance for them to acquire the\u00a0next<\/em>\u00a0Parsons on a rookie deal. It’s incredibly unrealistic to project\u00a0Abdul Carter\u00a0to turn into Parsons, but the former off-ball linebacker’s production exploded after being shifted to pass rusher,” Barnwell said.<\/p>\n

Carter, another Penn State Nittany Lion, is looking like he’ll pan out to be an exceptional talent like Parsons … but remember, that is “incredibly unrealistic.”<\/p>\n

The idea of trading him, though, doesn’t solve many other issues. Carter will join an even more new-look defense than when Parsons was around, and face expectations to turn into an All-Pro off the bat.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys will benefit financially, but be left with a defense that is gambling on a rookie to fill yet another depth void.<\/p>\n

Also problematic here: Dallas is basically getting one first-round pick (as 12 and 15 nearly offset).<\/p>\n

And another, speaking of the money: Barnwell is talking in terms of salaries but ignoring the cap influence, with is far cheaper.<\/p>\n

(How do other teams with multiple highly-paid players find a way to do so? It happens all the time, of course.)<\/p>\n

And one more: Why, if all Dallas is really netting here is pick No. 2, does this need to be a 3-way trade – besides just adding to the clickbait kookiness, that is?<\/p>\n

Simply put, hypothetical trades like this are classic rage bait that likely won’t happen on Jerry Jones’ watch … we hope.<\/p>\n

Per CowboysCountry.com’s Mike Fisher, a deal with Parsons and the Cowboys is making steady progress after they “exchanged contract proposal numbers.”<\/p>\n

So no need to fret, quite yet.<\/p>\n

In the event of this trade, it would be easy to imagine how Cowboys Nation would react if Dallas gave up a 25-year-old franchise cornerstone.<\/p>\n

Many fans still have sore wounds from a move like already – in basketball, of course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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