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The Dallas Cowboys pulled off a stunning trade before this most recent season, sending All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in return for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks.
The Cowboys have since converted those picks into DT Quinnen Williams, edge Malachi Lawrence, CB Devin Moore, and LT Overton. Meanwhile, the Packers locked up Parsons with a four-year, $188 million extension.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones explained that despite the difficult decision to move on from such an important player, they feel good about what they received in return and their chances of success in the future.
“We feel really good about it,” Jones said via NBC Sports. “Obviously, much respect for Micah and what he stands for and how he plays and the caliber of player he is. At the same time, we feel good about what we’ve added via that trade. You look at a guy like Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark. They’re alpha players, who are not only great players on the field, but they’re leaders in the meeting rooms, how about they go about their business in the offseason. Just bring great leadership to this team.
“I just feel very optimistic that we have the right pieces in place. Ultimately, the decision we made was that one player is not worth four or five good ones, and we feel like that’s where we’re going to end up here in a good spot. We had that opportunity there. Didn’t feel like we were one player away last year, but I certainly feel like we’re putting the pieces together to give us an opportunity to go do what our fans deserve, what we want, which is to go and try to win the big trophy.”
The Cowboys finished 7-9-1 this past season and missed the NFL playoffs.
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