An ESPN NFL analyst believes if the Dallas Cowboys fall to the New York Giants on “Thursday Night Football”, owner Jerry Jones should trade All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons.
The Cowboys are facing a must-win situation against the Giants tonight. Coming off embarrassing back-to-back home losses, a defeat at the hands of the Giants would drop Micah Parsons and company to 1-3 on the year.
Speaking on “First Take”, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky suggested that the Cowboys make a significant change if they fall to the Giants: Either fire head coach Mike McCarthy or trade their best defensive player.
“There’s only two things that can happen that matter that are impactful,” Orlovksy said. “It’s either yes, a new head coach, or they trade Micah Parsons.”
Micah Parsons has been one of football’s premier defensive players since bursting onto the scene as a rookie in 2021. But he’s off to a surprisingly slow start here in 2024, with only one sack, no takeaways and no pass breakups through three games.
Parsons is under contract through the 2025 season, so a mid-season trade involving the All-Pro linebacker feels highly unlikely. If Jerry Jones decided against paying his star linebacker (for whatever reason), he would surely want to wait until the offseason to maximize a potential return.
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Of course, all this speculation about McCarthy getting fired and/or Jones making a blockbuster trade will be silenced if Dallas can take care of business at MetLife Stadium tonight.
Cowboys Need To Keep, Not Trade, Micah Parsons
If the Cowboys were among football’s worst teams, trading Parsons for draft capital to accelerate their rebuild would make sense. But this team has too much talent to bottom out, and Parsons is a player that Jones should want to build around long-term.
Regardless of how this season plays out, Dallas would be wise to extend Parsons and keep him around. Finding a defensive game-changer of his caliber is easier said than done, after all.
