The Philadelphia Eagles were one of the two teams Micah Parsons had interest in being traded to before the Dallas Cowboys ultimately sent him to the Green Bay Packers, according to a report from NFL insider Dianna Russini.
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Once Parsons realized Dallas wasn’t moving off its offer — a five-year deal at $40.5 million APY with just one year guaranteed and a heavily backloaded structure — he started to face the reality that his days in Dallas were coming to an end. During the entire
process, Dallas owner Jerry Jones never talked with agent David Mulugheta, one of the most powerful agents in the sport, despite Parsons’ repeated requests. In the final days, he again asked the Cowboys to negotiate with Mulugheta. Dallas’ answer? Take it or leave it.
It was already over for Parsons and the Cowboys, but this confirmed it.
As the relationship deteriorated, Parsons had two teams on his mind: the Packers and the Eagles.
Green Bay appealed for its small-town feel, a reminder of his Penn State days in State College. Philadelphia was the other obvious fit, because it’s close to his Harrisburg home. But Dallas wasn’t about to keep him inside the NFC East, even for a better offer (the Eagles have tons of draft ammunition).
Earlier this week, ESPN reported that the Eagles made a “strong play” to acquire Parsons. At the time, we noted that we’ve previously heard of Parsons having interest in landing in Philly. (In case him wearing Philly sports gear in the past didn’t already make it obvious.)
The sense here is that Parsons had some level of interest in returning to his home state of Pennsylvania, where he could’ve been reunited with former Penn State teammate Saquon Barkley. The two remain friends, as evidenced by Parsons attending Barkley’s birthday party celebration in New Orleans during the aftermath of the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX win (hat tip to Jeff McLane).
The Cowboys were likely never trading Parsons to the Eagles. And he ultimately ended up in Green Bay, so, it’s moot now.
Should Parsons ever become available again down the road, however …
