There Was a 'Poison Pill' Hidden Inside the Micah Parsons Trade, Reports Say | Here's What It Means
- The Dallas Cowboys inserted a poison-pill clause in the Micah Parsons trade, barring a move to NFC East teams and forcing Green Bay to give Dallas a 2028 first-round pick, ESPN reported Sunday.
- Sources said Dallas crafted the clause to block Micah Parsons from joining the Philadelphia Eagles, reflecting his Pennsylvania ties and the Eagles' strong push earlier this year.
- The conditions apply both to this season and to 2026, ESPN reported, blocking a Parsons trade to NFC East teams until 2027 and including reciprocal language for Kenny Clark, mirroring an August 2008 Brett Favre trade precedent.
- And now, as the Packers and Eagles prepare to play Monday night, Micah Parsons will face the Eagles despite the block, and Green Bay's contract investment makes a trade unlikely.
- The poison-pill tactic is rare in the NFL, and last week’s Quinnen Williams trade highlighted how draft capital and roster strategy intersect with this uncommon clause, ESPN noted.
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If Packers trade Micah Parsons, it won’t be to Cowboys division rival
The Cowboys wanted to trade Micah Parsons and they didn’t not want to face him twice a year.So Dallas put a creative clause, a poison pill, into trade language when they dealt him to Green Bay.
Report: Micah Parsons trade has "poison pill" preventing re-trade to NFC East
When the Packers traded quarterback Brett Favre to the Jets in 2008, Green Bay included a poison pill aimed at preventing the Jets from re-trading him to another team in the NFC North.
Cowboys Added ‘Poison Pill’ Provision To Prevent Packers From Trading Micah Parsons Back To NFC East
The Dallas Cowboys wanted to make sure Micah Parsons doesn’t return to the NFC East when they traded him to the Green Bay Packers. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Cowboys reportedly included a “poison-pill” provision in it’s trade with the Green Bay Packers, preventing them from trading Parsons back to the NFC East for […]
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