Anybody but the Eagles.
A report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday morning revealed new details about the Dallas Cowboys’ blockbuster preseason trade of Micah Parsons to the Packers.
According to Schefter, the deal included a previously unknown “poison pill” stipulation that would prevent Parsons from being traded to another team in the NFC East. The condition states that if the Packers decide to trade Parsons to a team in the NFC East, Green Bay would owe Dallas its 2028 first-round pick.
Reading between the lines, though, this was likely a move to block Parsons from winding up with the Eagles.
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Aside from seeming to sign or trade for virtually anyone they please under executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman, the Eagles previously made a “strong play” to trade for Parsons that was rebuffed by the Cowboys. Owner Jerry Jones reportedly had zero interest in trading Parsons to a division rival. So much so, apparently, that he included stipulations in his trade with the Packers to prevent it from happening.
The “poison pill” condition between the Cowboys and Packers goes both ways, reportedly, as the Cowboys would owe their 2028 first-rounder to Green Bay should they trade Kenny Clark to a team in the NFC North.
Per Schefter, the condition wasn’t discussed at the time of the deal, but other teams noticed that in the NFL database that tracks teams’ draft picks, there were conditions attached to the Cowboys’ and Packers’ 2028 first-round picks that prevented them from being traded.
The conditions apply both to this season and to 2026, according to ESPN’s report. Shortly after the trade to Green Bay, Parsons signed a four-year, $186 million extension with the Packers.
So it doesn’t seem very likely that Parsons will get a homecoming in Pennsylvania, his home state, any time soon. At least not before 2027, unless the Eagles are willing to part with enough assets to offset the cost of the Packers having to send their 2028 first-round pick to Dallas.
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