"According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Packers-Cowboys swap includes a poison-pill provision that requires Green Bay to surrender its 2028 first-round pick to Dallas if the Packers trade Parsons to another club in the NFC East. Likewise, the Cowboys will owe the Packers a 2028 first-rounder if they should trade defensive tackle Kenny Clark - who was sent to Dallas as part of the Parsons package - to another team in the NFC North."
"While the Parsons component of the poison-pill condition technically applies to any NFC East team, Schefter's sources say the Cowboys' real concern was Philadelphia. In addition to the Eagles' status as reigning Super Bowl champions and the fact that they look to be a championship contender for the foreseeable future, Parsons is a Harrisburg (Pa.) native and Penn State product who entertained dreams of playing for the Birds."
The Packers-Cowboys trade contains a poison-pill clause requiring Green Bay to surrender its 2028 first-round pick to Dallas if Green Bay trades Micah Parsons to an NFC East club. The Cowboys would owe Green Bay a 2028 first-rounder if Dallas trades defensive tackle Kenny Clark to an NFC North team. Dallas primarily sought to prevent Parsons from joining the Philadelphia Eagles because of their championship status and Parsons' Pennsylvania roots and Penn State ties. The poison-pill expires after the 2026 season, Parsons remains under Packers control through 2029, and large dead-money charges would complicate any pre-2027 trade; Philadelphia could acquire Parsons only by providing compensation that offsets the lost 2028 pick.
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