Jerry Jones shares how the Cowboys will be better without Micah Parsons

Jerry Jones continues to insist that the Dallas Cowboys will be a better team after trading arguably the best defensive player in all of football.

The Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday following a lengthy contract dispute. Dallas received two first-round draft picks and veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark in the deal.

Parsons had been seeking an extension from the Cowboys. He publicly requested a trade on Aug. 1, and the team initially said they had no intention of moving the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end. A divorce eventually became inevitable, in part because Jones repeatedly accused Parsons’ agent of not honoring a handshake agreement that Jones had made with Parsons.

The trade was clearly made out of necessity, but Jones is now trying to spin it as if the Cowboys will be a better team without Parsons in 2025. The 82-year-old told Tommy Yarrish of DallasCowboys.com on Saturday that Dallas needed to get better at stopping the run.

“Our player that we got is outstanding. We knew that, and he’ll immediately start making plays for us here when we get up there against those Philadelphia Eagles. But the most important thing is we really wanted to stop the run,” Jones said. “And Micah’s a wonderful football player, we think this gives us a better chance to stop the run. Other teams knew that, and they threw the ball out quick and they ran against us when we had Micah and they’re really emphasizing pass rush.”