Micah Parsons alerted Cowboys teammates of trade in goodbye text

Before the NFL world learned that Micah Parsons was being traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers, he alerted his teammates through a text, one player revealed.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons looks on before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Dallas Cowboys fans everywhere were shocked to learn that the team actually traded superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons on Thursday afternoon. To make things worse, Parsons was traded to the pesky Green Bay Packers.

It wasn't the way that people had hoped the contract saga would end, but that's the way business can go sometimes.

While the NFL world learned of the news on social media, Parsons' teammates also learned through their phones, according to Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland.

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Kneeland spoke to the media on Friday and revealed Parsons sent a text to the defensive line group chat to let them know the news. "Sorry it had to happen like this," Kneeland said the heartfelt text message began.

Marshawn Kneeland said that Micah Parsons alerted the DL group chat that he was going to Green Bay. He mentioned he read the first part of the text — “Sorry it had to happen like this” — and dropped his phone, knowing what it meant. Kneeland said Micah told them he loved them.

— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) August 29, 2025

Just brutal.

That doesn't mean Parsons didn't reach out to people individually, but he made sure that his teammates knew before the news went public. That's better than being blindsided like some players were when another Dallas trade debacle -- Luka Doncic to the Lakers -- went through.

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Hopefully the Cowboys can move forward with Parsons now in Green Bay and keep their focus on the primetime showdown against the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to kick off the season.

Everyone keep your fingers crossed that Week One is not a complete embarrassment.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons looks on before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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