The Green Bay Packers (and the Dallas Cowboys) are the talk of the football world right now following theirsuccessful trade for dangerous pass rusher Micah Parsons.
The former Penn State Nittany Lions star is now a Packer, after theCowboys opted to send him to Green Bayinstead of giving him the contract extension that he wanted. In exchange, the Packers sent veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark and a couple of future first-round picks (2026 and 2027) to Arlington. Green Bay then signed Parsons to a four-year contract extension worth $188 million.
The addition of Parsons to Green Bay changes a lot of things for the Packers. First and foremost, they got immensely better on the defensive side of the ball. Parsons is an incredibly talented quarterback hunter, who already has 52.5 sacks to his name despite having played in just four seasons in the NFL.
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Oct 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) leaves the field after the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Rashan Walker has bad news for rest of NFL after Green Bay Packers’ Parsons trade
Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) provides pass protection during the third quarter of their game Monday, December 23, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Green Bay Packers beat the New Orleans Saints 34-0.
Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) provides pass protection during the third quarter of their game Monday, December 23, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Green Bay Packers beat the New Orleans Saints 34-0.
Parsons’ arrival in Green Bay has everyone in Packers nation hyped, including left tackle Rasheed Walker.
In fact, Walker appears to believe that the rest of the NFL is doomed, just by how Green Bay’s defense now looks.
“It’s over with lol,” Walker wrote in a post on X that shows SportsCenter’s breakdown of the Packers’ Parsons-infused stop unit.
It’s over with lol https://t.co/peSm0dOvMl
— Rasheed Walker (@Cin5oTre3) August 29, 2025
The Packers were in the bottom half of the league in 2024 with a 22.1 percent defensive quarterback pressure rate per dropback, while Parsons comes over from a Dallas squad that ranked first in that department with a 30.1 percent pressure rate.
The Packers were in the bottom half of the league in 2024 with a 22.1 percent defensive quarterback pressure rate per dropback, while Parsons comes over from a Dallas squad that ranked first in that department with a 30.1 percent pressure rate. With Parsons, the Packers land a genuine defensive anchor that should strike fear on any Green Bay opponent going forward.
Jul 26, 2025; Oxnard, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons (11) at training camp at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Jul 26, 2025; Oxnard, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons (11) at training camp at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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