FRISCO, TX – Dak Prescott expressed a mix of surprise and understanding regarding the Dallas Cowboys‘ recent trade of linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. The move, finalized in exchange for Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks, concluded a protracted contract negotiation with Parsons.
The trade dominated cowboys’ training camp conversations, creating a potential distraction as the season approached. Now, with Parsons in Green Bay and Clark joining Dallas, Prescott and the team can shift their focus entirely to football. The Cowboys open their season on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 4.
“Yea, I was,” Prescott said when asked if he was surprised by the team’s decision. “I can’t say I was entirely surprised, but I definitely didn’t think he was going to get traded, I’ll say that. But just with their negotiations went down, obviously to some extent… it seemed like it got personal on their ends, so that’s why I wasn’t surprised.”
prescott acknowledged the extensive media coverage surrounding the situation. “I don’t think anybody’s hung up on that. As I said, there’s enough news and enough media about it. I think, as much as anything, it’s good that a solution happened, Micah got paid, got paid very well, great for him and his family,” he stated. “we’ll see him here in about a month.”
He added, “Just honestly glad that, I can’t say glad, but glad that we moved past that and everybody seems happy because of it.” Prescott emphasized the relief of avoiding a season-long distraction. “If nothing would have been done, we’d sit here and y’all still would have been asking me whether he was playing in a couple of days or when he was going to be playing, that would be a lot more of a headache and distraction than getting a solution to it.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones framed the trade as a move to strengthen the team both now and in the future. Prescott agrees with the need to demonstrate improvement on the field. “We added a great player, got some picks for the future,” Prescott said. “I’m not going to say we’re better, we’ve got to go out there and prove it. We’d have to prove it even if [Parsons] was on this team, so I’m not going to say that by any means.”
