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Cowboys' Micah Parsons trade shockwaves interrupted ESPN US Open coverage

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By Josh Sanchez | Last updated Aug 29, 2025 10:45 AM ET

The Dallas Cowboys are always the talk of the NFL world. Now that they have traded a generational talent within the conference to the Green Bay Packers, the talk is even louder.

Dallas turned the NFL world on its head Thursday afternoon with news that Micah Parsons was being traded, and the immediate fallout was massive.

We all know that Dallas is America's Team, because they get the attention and generate the headlines. The Cowboys have so much motion that the Parsons trade forced ESPN to interrupt its coverage of the U.S. Open.

While it isn't as jarring as it will be to see Parsons in a Packers jersey, it did force a little double-take when you saw a Parsons graphic with the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the backdrop.

With no singles matches on a court larger than Court 17, ESPN2's U.S. Open coverage is talking about the Micah Parsons trade. @TVSportsUpdates pic.twitter.com/jp3SR7x1br
— Morgan Wick (@morganwick) August 28, 2025

It was even more surreal to see ESPN's Chris McKendry go from talking about forehands and backhands to Jerry Jones' boneheaded decisions.

ESPN2 brought on Adam Schefter for a Micah Parsons Cowboys-Packers trade report during U.S. Open coverage. ️ https://t.co/6ecKfBHuX6 pic.twitter.com/zMZjnZaPs7
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 28, 2025

It's safe to say that McKendry knows ball.

It's going to be a tough time getting over the Parsons trade if you're a Cowboys fan, but if anyone tries to bust your balls, just ask them: Does anyone care about your favorite team enough to interrupt coverage of a Grand Slam tournament? That's what I thought.