Jerry Jones Reveals Details of Eagles’ Trade Offer for Micah Parsons

‘The closer we got to the time we traded Micah, the more the phone started ringing, and that’s what we wanted,’ Jones said.

Micah Parsons, #1 of the Green Bay Packers, celebrates after the Packers beat the Detroit Lions 27–13 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sept. 07, 2025. John Fisher/Getty Images

In the very first game of the 2025 NFL season, the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys 24–20. Much of the talk leading up to the game centered on Dallas having just traded away star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers after a lengthy standoff in contract negotiations. While Parsons would make his Packers debut three days later with Green Bay, he could have very well taken part in that NFL Kickoff Game, albeit against the team that Jerry Jones owns.

There was a high level of interest from the Eagles to trade for Parsons, and there was even an official trade offer sent from Philadelphia to Dallas. On Sunday, NFL insiders reported that the offer was two first-round picks, a third rounder, and a fifth rounder. The Cowboys, obviously, declined Philadelphia’s offer and instead dealt Parsons out of the division for two first-round picks and DT Kenny Clark.