{"id":367631,"date":"2025-11-09T20:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/367631\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:36:13","slug":"cowboys-micah-parsons-trade-included-poison-pill-to-block-future-deal-to-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/367631\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys\u2019 Micah Parsons trade included \u2018poison pill\u2019 to block future deal to Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Anybody but the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46903767\/micah-parsons-trade-poison-pill-blocking-future-deal-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46903767\/micah-parsons-trade-poison-pill-blocking-future-deal-eagles\">report by ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a> on Sunday morning revealed new details about the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 blockbuster preseason trade of Micah Parsons to the Packers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">According to Schefter, the deal included a previously unknown \u201cpoison pill\u201d 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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Reading between the lines, though, this was likely a move to block Parsons from winding up with the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Be the smartest Cowboys fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Aside from seeming to sign or trade for virtually anyone they please under executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/09\/04\/philadelphia-eagles-micah-parsons-trade-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/09\/04\/philadelphia-eagles-micah-parsons-trade-cowboys\/\">the Eagles previously made a \u201cstrong play\u201d to trade for Parsons<\/a> that was rebuffed by the Cowboys. Owner Jerry Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/08\/28\/dallas-cowboys-micah-parsons-trade-jerry-jones-press-conference-packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/08\/28\/dallas-cowboys-micah-parsons-trade-jerry-jones-press-conference-packers\/\">reportedly had zero interest<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The \u201cpoison pill\u201d 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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Per Schefter, the condition wasn\u2019t discussed at the time of the deal, but other teams noticed that in the NFL database that tracks teams\u2019 draft picks, there were conditions attached to the Cowboys\u2019 and Packers\u2019 2028 first-round picks that prevented them from being traded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The conditions apply both to this season and to 2026, according to ESPN\u2019s report. Shortly after the trade to Green Bay, Parsons signed a four-year, $186 million extension with the Packers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">So it doesn\u2019t 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. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/11\/09\/dallas-cowboys-marshawn-kneeland-death-moment-of-silence-nfl-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/X5GVP66SERGJZDVQXL7CMLGP5I.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the video board during a moment of silence in honor of Marshawn Kneeland formally...\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/11\/09\/dallas-cowboys-marshawn-kneeland-death-moment-of-silence-nfl-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch: NFL teams honor Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland on first NFL Sunday since death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tributes poured in from across the globe as NFL teams honored the late Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/11\/09\/paul-tagliabue-nfl-commissioner-who-ran-league-in-era-of-riches-and-expansion-dies-at-84\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UF24T2YNNZHKFEFV333HRO72YA.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - This May 23, 2006 file photo shows then NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue responding to...\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/11\/09\/paul-tagliabue-nfl-commissioner-who-ran-league-in-era-of-riches-and-expansion-dies-at-84\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner who ran league in era of riches and expansion, dies at 84<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tagliabue was commissioner from 1989 to 2006 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anybody but the Eagles. 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