Jerry Jones explains Cowboys' gorgeous Micah Parsons commerce to Packers

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones sat in entrance of media members on Thursday addressing the gorgeous Micah Parsons commerce to the Inexperienced Bay Packers.

The principle query on everybody’s thoughts: why make the trade?

"This offers us an opportunity to be a greater crew than we’ve had the final a number of years," Jones mentioned together with his son, CEO and director of participant personnel Stephen Jones, sitting on his proper.

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones at coaching camp on the River Ridge Fields on July 27, 2025. (Kirby Lee/ Imagn Pictures)

"We did suppose it was in the most effective curiosity of our group, not solely the longer term, however proper now on this season as properly."

It’s laborious for Cowboys followers to fathom the deal was made to learn the crew’s win complete in 2025 and the longer term, however Jones supplied some specifics on the contrary, beginning with the acquisition of Professional Bowl defensive deal with Kenny Clark as a part of the deal.

"We’ve gained a Professional Bowl participant in an space that we had huge issues in – within the within our protection," Jones mentioned.

"The details are we have to cease the run. We haven’t been in a position to cease the run for a number of years."

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Jones added that the opportunity of a commerce for Parsons occurred all through the spring, although he mentioned that he supplied him a deal in April. He has beforehand acknowledged that he supplied Parsons the best contract by a non-quarterback in NFL historical past, and he doubled down on Thursday evening that he supplied him extra assured cash than the reported $136 million he received in his four-year, $188 million Packers extension he obtained after being traded.

"I'll say this: It was necessary that we did get, if we may get it, the form of curiosity that we received in making a commerce for Micah," Jones mentioned. "He was an asset we received 4 good years out of. However while you’re speaking about making the contract that he received and for the longer term, that’s fairly a dedication. None of that counts about what he did the primary 4 years. It goes towards what he can do for you sooner or later."

The Cowboys additionally obtained the Packers’ 2026 and 2027 first-round picks, which Jones mentioned he wouldn’t rule out buying and selling for an additional established participant.

Dallas Cowboys defensive finish Micah Parsons (11) at coaching camp on the River Ridge Fields on July 26, 2025. ( Kirby Lee/Imagn Pictures)

"Not solely can we instantly get a participant, however these draft picks may get us, I’m speaking high Professional Bowl-type gamers – may [get us]. I’m not essentially going to say you’ll get these gamers, you gotta draft them or purchase them," Jones defined. "However they may get us as few as three, or as many as 5 excellent gamers. Now, not solely do they contribute to a sport that wants a number of gamers on the sphere, however additionally they provide you with higher odds {that a} excessive share of these are going to be out there."

Jones mentioned that it was a consensus resolution, each within the entrance workplace and by the teaching workers, to make the commerce with the Packers. He added that it was nonetheless up within the air Thursday morning, as Clark went to Packers apply as he often did. Issues culminated rapidly and issues had been set in stone as information got here out.

Jones was additionally requested about an NFL Network report that acknowledged Parsons got here again to the Cowboys out of "empathy" when the commerce curiosity was leaked earlier this week. Parsons claims he was instructed by the crew to "play on the fifth 12 months or go away."

"It was not in any manner out of the order or something like that," Jones replied when requested about that report. "I feel I’ve learn the place they mentioned I replied, ‘We’re enjoying underneath the contract because it exists proper now. Get able to play Philadelphia.’ Appropriate, that was right."

With the commerce finalized, the Cowboys are trying towards their future, whereas additionally being of the idea they'll win proper now, beginning with Week 1 towards the Philadelphia Eagles .

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones appears to be like on previous to the NFL Preseason 2025 sport towards the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium on August 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Pictures)

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"I need to make sure that our followers perceive I feel a number of Micah, and I want him a lot success," Jones mentioned. "I don’t need him to have success when he performs the Cowboys a lot as I do need him to have total success. Micah Parsons did an excellent job for us for 4 years.

"There’s no query that I may have signed him in April. Everyone knows that, to have agreements, all events should agree. This was by design. I did make Micah a suggestion. It wasn’t acceptable and I honored the truth that it wasn’t executed in the way in which he needed to do it via an agent. So, he was made a suggestion. …There’s not an oz. of vindictiveness. There’s no unhealthy emotions on my half on the truth that we didn’t come collectively on an settlement."