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Micah Parsons reveals Eagles trade was ‘very close.’ Here’s why it didn’t happen

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The Philadelphia Eagles almost pulled off a blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons. At least, that’s how the former Dallas Cowboys superstar remembers it.

Parsons, the three-time All-Pro edge rusher, ended up being traded from the Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers ahead of the 2025 season. But the Eagles were in the mix to land the Harrisburg native and former Penn State standout.

Ultimately, the Cowboys didn’t trade Parsons to their NFC East rival. But just how close was it to happening? Parsons explained this week on his podcast, Bleacher Report’s “The Edge.”

“It was very close. It was very close,” Parsons said in San Francisco ahead of the Super Bowl. “The Eagles, before Jaelan Phillips and all of them, it was me. It was me. And I was really about to come.”

Parsons, joined by Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Panthers quarterback Bryce Young on his podcast, then dove into why the deal didn’t happen from his perspective.

“There was one person that I had to play with. If he was gone, I did not want to be there. And that was Jalen Carter,” Parsons said. “(Dallas) wanted a d-tackle, and they wanted to trade me, plus some picks. I don’t really care about the picks. But I’m coming to play next to JC, you feel me?”

So, Parsons basically insinuated that the Eagles offered Carter, the 2024 All-Pro defensive tackle, to the Cowboys in a deal for him. But if the Eagles did that, Parsons didn’t want to play in Philly.

That’s the first time Carter’s name has been linked to any potential Parsons trade.

Back in September, FOX Sports insider Jay Glazer reported that the Eagles made the “biggest offer” to the Cowboys for Parsons. Philadelphia was willing to send at least two first-round picks, a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick to Dallas in exchange for the 26-year-old star.

But as loaded as that package was, the Cowboys “obviously didn’t want to trade” the five-time Pro Bowler to their longtime rival, per Glazer.

So, Dallas accepted Green Bay’s offer: two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

The Eagles moved on by trading for the aforementioned Phillips, sending a third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for the 26-year-old edge rusher just ahead of the trade deadline. Phillips is now a pending free agent.

We’ll see what the Eagles do this offseason to address their need at edge rusher, whether it’s re-signing Phillips, using a high-end pick at the position or both.

But the answer won’t be Parsons — even though it almost was months ago.