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The Dallas Cowboys turned down a blockbuster trade offer from the Eagles.

More details are emerging about the weeks leading up to the Dallas Cowboys’ decision to trade Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. As fans would expect, the Packers were not the only team interested in striking a blockbuster deal for Parsons.

The Philadelphia Eagles pushed to land Parsons, but the Cowboys had no interest in moving the star pass rusher to a rival inside the division.

“One team that made a strong play this summer to try to trade for All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons was none other than the Philadelphia Eagles, per league sources,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter detailed in a September 4, 2025, message on X.

“The Eagles called the Cowboys to see if they could acquire Parsons and bring him back to Pennsylvania. But the Cowboys had no interest in trading Parsons in the division, especially to the defending Super-Bowl champion Eagles…”

All the latest details about the Cowboys squashing the Eagles’ push to acquire Parsons.

The Eagles Offered Cowboys a Haul in a Potential Micah Parsons Trade

According to @JayGlazer, the Cowboys were looking to trade Parsons before he officially requested a trade, and they received a large offer from division-rival Eagles 👀

Also, Jay shares an offseason workout program he shared with Aaron Rodgers 🥊 pic.twitter.com/a1WSvCPXI5

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 7, 2025

A strong argument can be made that the Eagles’ offer was more enticing than the deal that landed the Cowboys two first-round picks and Kenny Clark. Not as enticing is facing Parsons two times every NFL season as a division rival as the Eagles stand in the Cowboys’ way in attempting to win the NFC East.

Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that the Cowboys’ initial goal was to trade Parsons to an AFC team. The NFL insider also revealed new details on the Eagles’ offer to the Cowboys.

“Micah Parsons asked for a trade about a week or so into the camp, but what nobody knows is that Dallas actually made the decision to trade him (and) about a week or so before that started putting feelers out,” Glazer detailed on “FOX NFL Sunday” on September 7. “What they were hoping to do was trade him to an AFC team.

“I think they were shocked they could not get any traction anywhere from an AFC team. The team actually threw in the biggest offer is the Philadelphia Eagles for 2-1s, a three, a five (two first-round picks, a third rounder and a fifth-round selection) amongst other things,” Glazer continued.

“Obviously didn’t want to trade him in the division, but the Green Bay Packers, they chimed in early, they kept with it, and Kenny Clark is what made the difference for Dallas.”

Packers Star Micah Parsons Labeled the Offseason With the Cowboys as ‘Super Toxic’

Micah Parsons: “These last six months was super draining, super toxic for everyone. It's something that I don't think no player should have to go through … The fact that I was traded a week before the season was really outrageous and rough. It's something where I could've been… pic.twitter.com/TQn0dEg33o

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 8, 2025

The Cowboys clearly valued getting a veteran in return for Parsons instead of simply stockpiling picks. Acquiring Clark proved to be a major factor in Dallas’ decision to make a deal with the Packers.

Parsons ended up signing a new four-year, $186 million contract with Green Bay. The pass rusher labeled this offseason in Dallas as “super toxic.”

“These last six months was super draining, super toxic for everyone,” Parsons said on September 7, per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman. “It’s something that I don’t think no player should have to go through.

“… The fact that I was traded a week before the season was really outrageous and rough. It’s something where I could’ve been with these guys getting better and better and we could’ve had probably (an) even more dominant start.”

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