If the Rams had any hopes of trading for Micah Parsons, those dreams were crushed on Thursday as the Dallas Cowboys dealt the 26-year-old pass rusher to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two first round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Parsons received a four-year, $188 million contract as part of the arrangement, the most money per year ever given to a non-quarterback.
The reported price tag of two first round picks and Clark will probably be the most stunning news of all because surely many Rams fans will wonder why L.A. didn’t beat that, if they were even interested. At $47 million per season, there’s a chance that even the Rams felt that was too rich for a pass rusher.
TST’s Steven Ridings speculated that the Rams should look into offering three first round picks for Parsons, but this was even less than that. However the money was more than most projected. The next-closest contract is T.J. Watt at $41 million per year, which really isn’t even close.
Parsons has totaled 52.5 sacks in four seasons, including 12 last year in 13 games.
The Rams would have had to also probably offer a player and they were never going to have a discussion about including Jared Verse. Would Byron Young — as Steven mentioned as a possible add — have moved the needle enough?
The Rams do not play the Packers or Cowboys this season, so the trade won’t impact their regular season schedule. What could it say about the 2026 draft though? That’s the last question left to answer unless they end up seeing Green Bay in the playoffs.
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