Many people were stunned when the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers last week, but Dak Prescott knew the blockbuster deal was a possibility.
Parsons was traded to the Packers on Thursday in exchange for Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks. Prescott spoke about the deal on Sunday, and he seemed relieved that the ongoing feud between Parsons and the Cowboys has finally come to an end.
“Just with the way the way the negotiations went down, obviously to some extent, I mean hell y’all were asking me questions, it seemed like it got personal on their end,” Prescott said, via ESPN’s Todd Archer.
Parsons and the Cowboys were nowhere close to agreeing on a long-term contract extension, and Prescott believes that would have become “a lot more of a headache and distraction” once the regular season began. What Prescott would not say, however, is that the Cowboys became a better team by trading arguably the best pass-rusher in the NFL.
“I’m not going to say we’re better. We’ve got to go out there and prove it. We had to prove it even if he was on this team, so I’m not going to say that by any means,” Prescott added. “But I know what adding a guy like Kenny Clark, adding a true leader, a real man that’s going to only elevate this team, who’s been a Pro Bowl player and is excited about being here [means].”
Jerry Jones believes the Cowboys will be a better team in 2025 without Parsons. The team owner drew plenty of eye rolls with his explanation for why he feels that why.
A divorce between Parsons and the Cowboys became inevitable, in part because Jones repeatedly accused Parsons’ agent of not honoring a handshake agreement that Jones had made with Parsons. The storyline has dominated the entire offseason in Dallas, which must have been a drain on Prescott and his teammates.
If the alternative was a contract dispute that dragged on into the 2025 season and beyond, Prescott seems fine with the outcome.
