The Dallas Cowboys might have shocked the sports world when they traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, but did they? Unlike the Seattle Seahawks, who normally do things in a pre-planned manner, Dallas owner Jerry Jones is a bit of a wild card.
Does that help his team? Not really. The Cowboys haven't won a Super Bowl in three decades, even though they still claim to be America's Team. The Seahawks, for instance, have been to three Super Bowls since Dallas was in one. The Cowboys being America's Team is a lie, and the blame can go to Jones.
Still, the owner, who often forgot Parsons' first name was Micah and not Michael, bungled the whole situation. He traded Parsons for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark, but the likelihood that either of the first-round choices is as good as Parsons is slim. Jones seems unaware of that.
Seattle Seahawks legend Richard Sherman drops the truth about the Micah Parsons trade
One Seahawks icon who is, though, is Richard Sherman. The cornerback-turned-podcast host has never been afraid to espouse his opinions, and while he isn't always correct, he is at least loud. He is also a smart person, and that certainly cannot be undervalued.
The legend said on his eponymous podcast, "Jerry Jones has done it again. He's shocked the world...with insanity...There's so much I don't understand about this. But the biggest is you paid Dak Prescott over the market and you paid CeeDee Lamb, and you paid Trevon Diggs, but when it comes to Micah you say 'Ah, we don't to pay that much'."
Among the things that Jones did in the silly situation was try to talk to Parsons directly instead of the edge rusher's agent (which goes against Collective Bargaining Agreement rules), made his team worse, told every free agent ever that Dallas would rather trade you than pay you if you are outspoken, and proved he shouldn't be the general manager of his own team.
Jerry Jones loves to believe he knows football well. He doesn't, at least not as well as true football people who have worked in a front office or coached before owning a team. He should also find that his team has fewer fans because of him.
As for the Seattle Seahawks, the team could have paid for Micah Parsons, even the four-year, $188 million extension he signed with the Packers after the trade, but giving up two first-round choices is a bit rich. Parsons likely will be great for Green Bay, but he has to be. The team gutted the early parts of its next two drafts.
The Seahawks are trying to stay young and get ever younger. Micah Parsons would have made the team better, but if the team didn't win a championship, the cost might have been too high.