Seeing Micah Parsons go to the Green Bay Packers was a gut punch for Chicago Bears fans. They already have enough pass rushers to deal with in the NFC North. Now they have to battle arguably the best in the NFL for the next five years. It led to immediate recriminations by fans against GM Ryan Poles. They couldn’t understand why the Bears didn’t make a determined push to enter the Parsons sweepstakes. The team arguably needs more help with the pass rush than Green Bay did. It couldn’t have been too daunting to match what the Cowboys ended up accepting. Jerry Jones debunked that rumor.
Dallas’ owner stood before the press shortly after the trade went down. He discussed all the reasons it happened. The primary explanation was that he felt that, as great as Parsons was, he hadn’t helped solve the Cowboys’ biggest problem for years: stopping the run. Weak as that may sound, Jones went into further details about why Green Bay made the most sense for a trade destination. Here he listed two reasons.
They had the necessary cap space to give Parsons a new contract.
They had a high-quality defensive tackle (Kenny Clark) to give back in return.
Welp, sorry #Bears fans that are dragging Ryan Poles for not trading for Micah Parsons…your dream has to be killed by the mouth of Jerry Jones.
We don’t meet the criteria with or without having Dayo & his contract on the team. 🤷🏾♂️
(Also….Sounds like Eberflus got his DT for his… pic.twitter.com/zIRbPOaMux
— VILLE-BULLS, BEARS, CUBS, SOX (@3PointStansPod) August 29, 2025
Chicago had the money but not the player Jerry Jones wanted.
The Bears could’ve offered only two realistic options. One was Gervon Dexter, who played for Matt Eberflus in Chicago. He didn’t have the same star power as Clark and probably wouldn’t have been an easy sell to Dallas fans. The other is Grady Jarrett. While he is a former Pro Bowler, he is also three years older than Clark. Looking at it that way paints a clear enough picture. The Bears never had a realistic shot. They could’ve found the money for Parsons, but they didn’t have the critical final piece Jones was looking for. That is the sad reality of trades. Sometimes it’s less about the size of an offer and more about the type. The Bears caught the winds of good fortune with Khalil Mack seven years ago. This time, it’s Green Bay.