Monday seemed to be a significant day in the Micah Parsons saga for the Dallas Cowboys, and maybe even for the Green Bay Packers. All of that depends on how you define the word significant, though.
To start the day, ESPN’s Adam Schefter noted that he does not believe it is likely that an extension is reached between Parsons and the Cowboys before Week 1. Keep in mind that the season opens 17 days from Monday.
17 days prior to Monday was when Micah publicly issued a trade request from the team. The
Cowboys have stood firm in noting that they do not feel any desire to move their All-Pro pass rusher, but a few hours after Schefter’s note another top NFL insider dropped some breadcrumbs.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was hosting the Pat McAfee Show and the subject of Parsons came up. Rapoport noted that the Green Bay Packers would definitely be a team interested in trading for him if things ultimately reached that point.
This may have all started due to a rumor on the internet last week that the Packers had made an offer for Parsons. However it came about, it should be noted that the situation is at least seriousness enough that Rapaport was willing to say this on ESPN’s airwaves.
Obviously waiting this long for extensions of this variety is not uncommon for the Cowboys. They went to the eleventh hour with CeeDee Lamb last year and literally got Dak Prescott’s situation taken care of on the day that the season started. In that vein, we could still be in for a long wait here.
But we have now reached the point where top league insiders are willing to say things like this on television. That feels significant.
