Overview
- Micah Parsons was traded to Green Bay before the 2025 season and is rehabbing a serious knee injury that is expected to keep him out for about the first month of the 2026 campaign.
- Dallas has shifted to a unit-based pass rush under coach Brian Schottenheimer and added veteran Rashan Gary plus multiple defensive rookies to create depth rather than replace Parsons with a single star.
- Analysts say the Cowboys’ influx of edges could make James Houston expendable and that Dallas may trade him to free roster space and recoup draft value.
- Green Bay’s edge depth thinned after trading Rashan Gary to Dallas, and writers have urged the Packers to sign a short-term veteran like Jadeveon Clowney or chase a veteran rotational piece such as Joey Bosa as insurance while Parsons rehabs.
- The moves set up immediate roster activity this summer, with Dallas sorting rotation roles for Gary and rookies and Green Bay likely to pursue a low-cost veteran or a trade to avoid a drop in pass-rush production early in the season.