Micah Parsons blockbuster trade more likely than ever

Now, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Cowboys are open to the idea of listening to trade offers and perhaps moving off Parsons amid his dramatic holdout throughout training camp and the preseason.

“Several teams have spoken to the Dallas Cowboys about a potential Micah Parsons trade,” Schefter, Todd Archer and Graziano report for ESPN. “And for the first time, the Cowboys appear willing to at least listen, according to multiple sources.

“No trade is imminent, but another team always could be aggressive enough to make it come together quickly, per sources.”

Although no trade is imminent, this represents a significant step backward in the negotiations between Parsons and the Cowboys. After all, to this point, Jones has consistently reaffirmed Dallas' desire to keep Parsons.

If Parsons becomes available, the Packers are uniquely positioned with the kind of talent at wide receiver, future draft capital, and being a team on the cusp of competing, which makes Green Bay an ideal destination and trade partner for the Cowboys.

Whether Dallas ultimately winds up making a trade, or if this is posturing of some kind, the combination of where these negotiations stand and Gutekunst’s openness to making a trade makes this a situation to monitor for Green Bay, ahead of a season with Super Bowl aspirations that would be dramatically bolstered by adding a player like Parsons along the front seven.