Some clever social media detectives think they know the real reason behind the Dallas Cowboys’ stunning decision to trade Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.

On Thursday afternoon, news broke that the Cowboys traded the 26-year-old All-Pro linebacker to their longtime rivals in exchange for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Parsons and the Packers agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $188 million, including $120 million in guaranteed money.

The trade comes 27 days after Micah Parsons publicly requested a trade in a lengthy X/Twitter statement. The four-time Pro Bowler grew frustrated with extension talks as he heads into the final year of his rookie deal.

While the return may feel underwhelming to Cowboys fans, social media detectives think Jerry Jones has a secret and genius master plan that could actually make Dallas a big winner here.

More specifically, they think Jones traded Micah Parsons to enhance his chances of tanking for Arch Manning, an early front-runner to go first in the 2026 NFL Draft.

The Packers look like the early winners of this trade, but only time will tell who really emerged victorious in the league-altering move.

Micah Parsons Makes Packers The Team To Beat In The NFC

Micah Parsons (Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

The Packers already have a top-10 defense, and now they’ve added one of the league’s most valuable defensive players. The sky is the limit for this defense, and his arrival suddenly makes Green Bay the team to beat in the NFC.

With all due respect to the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, neither of them can offer the amount of star power and depth that the Packers can with Parsons in the fold.