At long, long, long last (we could throw that word in there a hundred more times, and it wouldn't be enough), the Micah Parsons vs. Dallas Cowboys clash has come to a close, as Jerry Jones did the unthinkable on Thursday by trading the disgruntled defensive superstar to the Green Bay Packers.
In return, America's Team received a 2026 first-round draft pick, a 2027 first-round draft pick, and soon-to-be 30-year-old defensive tackle Kenny Clark. If you're thinking there's more coming in that sentence, you'll be waiting for a while, as that's seriously all the Cowboys got in return.
Now, we could sit here all day and go through the timeline of this saga and what the loss of Parsons means to the Dallas organization as a whole. But we won't put you through that again.
What we will do, however, is run you through a little timeline of what the Cowboys' Super Bowl 60 odds have looked like since last season ended and, of course, what they look like now with Parsons in a Packers uniform. And you might be surprised at what you see, as they're actually better now than they were four months ago.
Cowboys' Super Bowl 60 odds after the Micah Parsons trade are roughly the same as they were right after Super Bowl 59
On February 10 of this year, the day after the Philadelphia Eagles took down the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59, we wanted to have a little fun and went looking at the way-too-early betting odds for Super Bowl 60.
On that day, DraftKings (which we used for everything you'll see here) had the Cowboys' odds listed at +6000, ranking 17th among all 32 teams and 10th in the NFC, which seemed about right.
The next time we looked at things was on March 23, which was close to two weeks after the start of free agency. And at that point, the odds for America's Team were even worse at +7000, which says quite a bit about the non-impactful moves Jones had made.
Our next look came on April 28, which was two days after the conclusion of the 2025 NFL Draft. And despite selecting a fairly solid class from an overall standpoint, the Cowboys' odds had dropped yet again, this time to +7500, ranking 18th overall and still 10th in the NFC.
So, where does Dallas stand after the Parsons deal? Well, as I sit here at this very moment looking at DraftKings' futures, the Cowboys are back up to +7000, ranking 21st overall and 12th in the NFC. So, as you can see, things aren't really that much different.
Now, four months is a long time. And, to be fair, we didn't check on things after the acquisition of George Pickens in early May. But while Pickens was undoubtedly a solid addition, one wouldn't think he moved the needle all that much.
But the overall point here is this. Yes, losing a generational talent like Micah Parsons will be devastating for Dallas. And the ramifications of this trade will extend well beyond this upcoming season. But it's obvious that in the six and a half months that have passed since Super Bowl 59, oddsmakers have never had much faith in the Cowboys hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the first time in 30 years come February anyway. And that's a problem in itself.