The Dallas Cowboys shocked the NFL back in August when they traded prized edge-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, with Parsons immediately signing a massive four-year, $188 million dollar extension.
In exchange, the Cowboys picked up two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Now, halfway through the NFL season, it’s becoming clear that the Packers are real contenders and just need a few more pieces of the puzzle to help them go all the way.
The Packers have two consecutive homes games coming up, and the first is against the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. There’s a good chance that the Packers will be 6-1-1 after this weekend, putting them in good position to lead the NFC North. But the Packers have a secondary problem, and if they want to fix it, now is the time.
Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports presented a blockbuster trade pitch that would send another defender away from the Cowboys and reunite him with Parsons in Dallas: Trevon Diggs.
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“A team that should at least call: the Green Bay Packers, who may remember which number to dial after a preseason trade for Micah Parsons,” Epstein noted. “Green Bay could use cornerback depth and seems to be a legitimate Super Bowl contender that would have use for a player late in December and into January if not beyond.
“Diggs’ best friend, Parsons, being there, and his college position coach, Derrick Ansley, now Green Bay’s defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach? The Packers may be able to maximize Diggs in ways the Cowboys no longer can.”
The Packers brought on cornerback Nate Hobbs during the offseason, but they benched him last week and played Carrington Valentine instead, so they seemingly don’t have confidence in him.
Diggs’ contract has no guaranteed money left on it, which would make the Packers even more likely to be open to this deal. The Packers and Cowboys have shocked the NFL world once this season, so why not twice?
The NFL’s trade deadline is 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 4, so if they make a move for this season, it will have to be before then.
