{"id":42390,"date":"2025-04-20T01:19:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T01:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42390"},"modified":"2025-04-20T01:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T01:19:36","slug":"nfl-news-the-dallas-cowboys-have-officially-announced-the-departure-of-franchise-linebacker-to-the-detroit-lions-after-he-turned-down-a-230-4-million-5-year-blockbuster-deal-with-the-dallas-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42390","title":{"rendered":"NFL-NEWS: The Dallas Cowboys have officially announced the departure of franchise linebacker to the Detroit Lions after he turned down a 230.4 million 5-year blockbuster deal with the Dallas Cowboys. As per ESPN, it was confirmed that the franchise linebacker officially turned down a blockbuster contract extension deal with the Dallas Cowboys to sign a 3-year, $89.7 million deal with the Detroit Lions due to\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsfeeds.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pft-micah-parsons-finally-addresses-cowboys-embarrassing-v0-Sj90ESISMfTt6jsFtV0-TY1-5uTOUy2H_6aepd6lBNc.webp-1.webp\" alt=\"NFL-NEWS: The Dallas Cowboys have officially announced the departure of franchise linebacker to the Detroit Lions after he turned down a 230.4 million 5-year blockbuster deal with the Dallas Cowboys. As per ESPN, it was confirmed that the franchise linebacker officially turned down a blockbuster contract extension deal with the Dallas Cowboys to sign a 3-year, $89.7 million deal with the Detroit Lions due to\u2026 -binh123\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions are likely to be targeting quite a few defensive players when the time comes for the NFL Draft. One position that is not likely to be high on the list of priorities on the defensive side of the ball is safety. The team currently has two of the best in the league. Kerby Joseph was a First-Team All-Pro in 2024 after leading the NFL in interceptions while Brian Branch earned a Pro Bowl nod in just his second NFL season. Despite that, it seems a safety prospect who played alongside Branch in college is interested in potentially joining the Lions. While speaking at the NFL Combine, Alabama safety Malachi Moore revealed that he would like to reunite with Branch and some of his other college teammates on the Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Micah Parsons hits postseason under watchful eyes of Cowboys icons<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be great to play with my guys Terrion and BB on the defensive side of the ball. We already had that great chemistry, and we come from the same lineage in college football, playing under Coach Saban,\u201d Moore said (via Mlive\u2019s Kory Woods). \u201cSo, all of us are like-minded, and we\u2019re still brothers to this day. Like I said, our relationship is great.\u201d The Lions have had quite a bit of success drafting players from Alabama in recent years. In the last three drafts they\u2019ve selected Branch, Jahmyr Gibbs, Terrion Arnold, and Jameson Williams. 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