Lions trade package that would land Micah Parsons in blockbuster deal with Cowboys

The door is slightly ajar for the Detroit Lions — and 30 other teams — to trade for Dallas Cowboys superstar linebacker, Micah Parsons.

On Friday, Parsons took to social media to reveal that he has requested a trade.

Before that, a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and Jon Machota said that Parsons and the Cowboys are no longer talking about a contract extension and that the relationship has been badly damaged.

While it remains to be seen if the Cowboys will actually trade Parsons or if this is just another Myles Garrett-Cleveland Browns situation, analysts have already begun firing off possible trade packages for the four-time Pro Bowler.

One of those packages comes from Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox, who suggested this trade for the Lions.

Lions Receive: Edge Micah Parsons, 2026 5th-round pick
Cowboys Receive: 2026 1st-round pick, 2026 2nd-round pick, 2027 1st-round pick, 2026 3rd-round pick, Edge Marcus Davenport

“The Lions will be legitimate Super Bowl contenders this season if they can experience better injury fortune than they had a year ago. However, they still need a high-end edge-rusher to complement Aidan Hutchinson and build a complete roster,” Knox wrote.

“To do it, Detroit might have to convince Hutchinson to take a bit less than Parsons and find a creative way to structure the two deals. With $51.1 million in cap space, though, the Lions could at least lay the groundwork for those contracts,” he adds.

That is an absolutely massive package of picks and is probably more than the Lions would actually have to give up. Even still, for a generational talent like Parsons, it would be well worth it for a Lions team eyeing its first Super Bowl.

The Lions need more juice in their pass-rush. Davenport is too injury-prone to rely on as support for Aidan Hutchinson, who is coming off a season in which he suffered a significant injury.

It’s true that the Lions would have to pay both Hutchinson and Parsons enormous contracts, but if there’s two players on the same team you can justify paying big money to, it would be those two if they were paired in Detroit.

Having Parsons and Hutchinson in the same lineup would give Detroit the most dynamic pass-rushing duo in the NFL and would greatly increase the Lions’ chances of winning the Super Bowl.

Are there financial concerns with acquiring Parsons down the road? Of course, but with the Lions in win-now mode, trade for generational defensive talent first, ask questions later.

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