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Is a trade for Micah Parsons possible? Learn how the Buffalo Bills would benefit from acquiring one of the NFL's best pass rushers.
Micah Parsons wants out of Dallas, and while the Cowboys surely don’t want to trade him, there’s been zero progress in his current contract impasse.
Parsons remains frustrated by the team’s refusal to engage his agent in negotiations, and Cowboys general manager Jerry Jones said on August 5 that he’s not at all confident the All-Pro pass rusher will play for the team Week 1.
Considering the current tumultuous situation going on in Dallas, the Buffalo Bills should be monitoring the situation closely — and at least one longtime analyst thinks GM Brandon Beane should have his phone at the ready.
“The cost of acquiring Parsons would be enormous,” Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports wrote on August 5.
“And as much as every team in the NFL would want him, not every team would be willing to pay the hefty asking price, especially since whoever gets him would inevitably have to sign him to a contract worth $40-45 million per year.”
Buffalo Bills Named Top Trade Partners for All-Pro DE Micah Parsons
Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons
GettyMicah Parsons has requested a trade, and the Buffalo Bills should be very interested.
Vacchiano named the Bills as one of few teams in the league who might be willing to trade for Parsons — but Buffalo would have to go very big to get him:
It would take some serious salary cap gymnastics for the Bills to pull this off, and the cost would probably be higher than it would be for most teams. They’re a Super Bowl threat even without Parsons, so their draft picks are generally low, meaning the Cowboys would ask for more of them. That means the Bills would have to mortgage a lot of their future. But it might be worth it for them, more than any other team, to figure out a way to get it done. They are a true contender, trying to reach their first Super Bowl in 33 years, but they have a middling defense and pass rush. That won’t cut it when they’re trying to get over the hump of the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC. The Bills have a championship offense, but they need a defense that can make the one stop when they need it against one of the best offenses in the league. They added Joey Bosa in the offseason, but they need more. Parsons would be more.
A four-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All‑Pro, Parsons is among the elite edge rushers in the league. According to reports, he’s seeking a contract in the $180–225 million range over five years, with guarantees likely to position him as the highest-paid non‑quarterback in NFL history.
Should the Bills try to make it happen? The short answer is absolutely.
Parsons Has Been Straight Up Dominant Over His 4 Seasons
Through four seasons (2021–2024), Parsons has accumulated 256 tackles (63 for loss), 52.5 sacks, 112 QB hits, nine pass deflections, nine forced fumbles and he also returned a fumble a for a touchdown. A year-by-year breakdown if his sack totals show complete dominance: He has finished with 13, 13.5, 14, and 12.5 sacks respectively, despite playing just 13 games in 2024.
Considering the Bills have repeatedly fallen short of a Super Bowl, Parsons would be a true game‑wrecker off the edge—and exactly the type of defensive presence Buffalo lacks.
Even with their tight salary cap, Buffalo should try to find a path to make this trade happen. Structuring Parsons’s new contract with a minimum base and delaying his roster bonus to soften the immediate cap hit—though it would be substantial — might get it done.
It’s definitely a pipe dream at this point, but with Parsons as dissatisfied as he is, the Bills owe it to themselves to at least try.