It’s not often that a team not involved in a trade is named a winner in a trade between two other NFL teams. It happened on Thursday when the Dallas Cowboys traded franchise pass-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks.
So, when the Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers, the Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants were all winners.
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Jordan Dajani of CBS Sports named the winners and losers of the Parsons’ trade. Of course, the Packers and Parsons were winners, while the Cowboys and owner/GM Jerry Jones were named losers.
Here’s what Dajani said about the NFC East:
Parsons terrorized the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. Not anymore. The Giants are optimistic with their rebuilt defense and new quarterback room, the Eagles are the reigning Super Bowl champions and the Commanders made it all the way to the NFC Championship last year. What did the Cowboys do? Trade away their best player.
In eight career games against the Commanders, Parsons has recorded 10.5 sacks. Against the Giants and Eagles combined, Parsons has 9.5 sacks. While it wasn’t a direct result of Parsons, the Commanders traded for five-time Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil this offseason to protect franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Now, Parsons is no longer in the division. Sure, the Commanders will still face him this season (Week 2 vs. Packers), but the days of preparing for Parsons twice per season are done.
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It was a shocking day across the NFL. You can bet no one in Washington, Philadelphia, or New York feels bad for the Cowboys.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders a big winner in Micah Parsons trade from Cowboys to Packers