Micah Parsons' tenure with the Dallas Cowboys ended with a blockbuster trade to the Green Bay Packers, but a host of other teams were interested in acquiring the three-time All-Pro.
With Parsons' former team set to face the defending champs to open the 2025 NFL season, ESPN's Adam Schefter revealed that the Philadelphia Eagles made a push to acquire the star EDGE. Those offers, however, were ultimately rebuffed.
Here is what to know about the Eagles' offer and just how close they were to acquiring Parsons from Dallas.
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Micah Parsons' near trade to the Eagles
The Eagles were among the teams to call to acquire Parsons, but the Cowboys were not interested in trading their star within the NFC East, per Schefter.
"The Eagles definitely were in on Micah," Schefter added during the Pat McAfee Show Thursday. "I want to be very clear: I don't think the Dallas Cowboys were ever going to trade him [there]. But that was not for a lack of effort from the Philadelphia Eagles."
"The Eagles did try & trade for Micah Parsons..
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 4, 2025
They definitely were in on Micah but I don't think the Cowboys were ever gonna trade him to the Eagles..
I don't know what the specific offer was but I would bet it was more than what the Packers offered"@AdamSchefter #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/vjcmot79tE
Schefter outlined the difficulties of Philadelphia making a deal work financially, saying, "I don't know what they would have done, but I think it's common sense to think … I would bet [the Eagles' offer] was a richer, more lucrative offer than what the Green Bay Packers offered, because it had to be."
Dallas ultimately agreed to keep Parsons within the NFC by trading him to Green Bay, but trading him to a divisional rival proved too much for the Cowboys and their front office.
As noted by Schefter, Dallas and Philadelphia have a history of dealings, including swapping first-round picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. Notably, the Eagles used their pick to select DeVonta Smith, while the Cowboys’ selection became Parsons.
A trade now would have represented a full-circle moment in more ways than one.
Parsons’ Pennsylvania roots are well-documented. A native of Harrisburg, the state capital, he starred at Harrisburg High School before excelling at Penn State, forging a connection with fellow Nittany Lion legend Saquon Barkley.
While the two never took the field together in State College, Penn., the brotherhood between Parsons and Barkley was yet another tie that strengthened speculation of a connection in Philadelphia.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #Weare
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) February 11, 2022
Although the Cowboys traded Parsons out of the NFC East, they are still set to face their former star in Week 4 when the Packers travel to AT&T Stadium for "Sunday Night Football."
It is worth noting that it will be the third meeting between the two teams since Parsons joined the league, including a matchup during the 2024 wild-card round.
The teams could meet sooner, but the next NFC East-NFC North divisional pairing won't guarantee a fourth meeting until 2028 in Green Bay. That's a stark contrast from Dallas having to face Parsons at least twice a year.
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Micah Parsons contract details
- Years: Four
- Value: $188 million
Parsons' four-year, $188 million contract places him among the NFL's highest-paid players.
At age 26, Parsons is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league. $136 million of his contract is guaranteed, a number that is $12.5 million higher than guaranteed money paid to Myles Garrett. Parsons' average annual value sits at $47 million, besting TJ Watt's previous record by $6 million.
Parsons will earn $62 million in the first year of his contract, also an NFL record for non-quarterbacks. He immediately becomes Green Bay's second-highest paid player, behind only quarterback Jordan Love's four-year, $220 million contract.