Micah Parsons reacts to fan telling him 'you're next' following Luka Dončić trade but could the Dallas Cowboys really do it?
The Luka Dončić trade has the sports world shook to its core. Honestly? I'm glad I'm not anything more than a casual basketball fan because I sure wouldn't want to be feeling what Dallas Mavericks diehard fans are feeling. That's a trade you simply can't explain to fans. GM Nico Harrison tried to do it on […]
The Luka Dončić trade has the sports world shook to its core. Honestly? I'm glad I'm not anything more than a casual basketball fan because I sure wouldn't want to be feeling what Dallas Mavericks diehard fans are feeling.
That's a trade you simply can't explain to fans. GM Nico Harrison tried to do it on Sunday. He probably only made it worse by revealing the details of the transaction, including that coach Jason Kidd was unaware of the move and that no other teams were reached out to regarding the trade.
Dallas fans have been through enough. Some of them, perhaps the most desperate and hopeless ones believe a similar trade could be in the horizon for the Cowboys, with one even telling Micah Parsons on X "you next have (your) bags packed."
Parsons humorously responded to the post with multiple crying emojis.
But in all likelihood, a bunch of Cowboys fans probably looked at the post and wondered for a split second: "Oof… could it happen?"
Disclaimer: I'm not sure we can objectively compare the Dončić situation to Parsons, but since he's the "likeliest" trade candidate among Cowboys stars due to the fact that he hasn't signed a humongous contract extension (yet), he's the guy that comes to mind.
My take? No, it's very unlikely to happen. But I can't say it's downright impossible.
Despite Parsons' comments on not needing to be the highest-paid defender in NFL history, he's almost guaranteed to become it this offseason. Those negotiations can take many turns and it wouldn't be the wildest surprise in the world if the Cowboys and Parsons' camp don't see eye to eye and it ends up leading to a shocking trade. We've seen huge stars get traded before, including Khalil Mack, Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown (we had no clue how that one would evolve later), Odell Beckham Jr. and others.
They might not be the same, but those are star player trades that caused controversy at the time. My point is: Crazier stuff has happened before.
And yet, as critical as Cowboys fans can be regarding the front office's lackluster free agency approach and its overall conservative view of team building, the Jones usually pay their "homegrown" talent.
It might take them an eternity to do so, which harms them from a salary cap perspective, but they basically never let a star they drafted walk. Not someone of Parsons' caliber.
When it's all said and done, I believe Parsons gets his extension in Dallas. I don't see the Cowboys moving on from a talent like his. But if for any reason it winds up happening, I wouldn't have a reaction as extreme as the one we've seen out of the Dončić trade.
