Cowboys got fleeced! Why draft compensation in Micah Parsons blockbuster just doesn't add up for Dallas
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These first-round picks won't come close to making up for one of the best players in the league
"I don't regret anything at all. … I'm excited, we got what we wanted." -- Jerry Jones talking to the media on Thursday night, hours after the Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers. Year Player Traded from Traded to 2025 Micah Parsons Cowboys Packers 2022 *Deshaun Watson Texans Browns 2022 Russell Wilson Seahawks Broncos 2021 Matthew Stafford Lions Rams 2020 Jamal Adams Jets Seahawks 2019 Jalen Ramsey Jaguars Rams 2019 Laremy Tunsil Dolphins Texans
In return, Dallas received two first-round picks and defensive lineman Kenny Clark, and the knee-jerk reaction is pretty much what you might imagine: Packers fans were ecstatic, Cowboys fans were frustrated bordering on apoplectic, and the media -- me included -- felt confident in saying that "America's Team" got fleeced.
And that's easy to proclaim in the moment, when the news is fresh, the emotions are raw and the future feels infinitely more uncertain for the Cowboys with Parsons no longer a part of it. But what does history tell us about teams that net two first-rounders in a trade? How does it work out in the short term? How about the long term?
