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Early Returns Suggest the Parsons-Clark Trade Won’t Hamper the Packers’ Run Defense
Micah Parsons forced an interception, recorded a sack, and pressured quarterback Jared Goff in only 29 snaps, boosting the Packers' defense in their season opener.
- Micah Parsons made his Green Bay Packers debut on Sunday, helping secure a 27-13 win over the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.
- The Packers acquired Parsons in a blockbuster trade a week before the season after contract talks with the Cowboys broke down publicly.
- Parsons played 29 of 65 defensive snaps despite injury concerns, recording a sack on Jared Goff and forcing an interception in a dominant defensive effort.
- Parsons, a four-time Pro Bowler who agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with $136 million guaranteed, described the past half-year as extremely exhausting and difficult for all involved.
- Parsons expressed relief over the contract resolution and the Packers' belief in his talents signals he could be the final piece to advance their Super Bowl hopes.
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Early returns suggest the Parsons-Clark trade won't hamper the Packers' run defense
The Green Bay Packers heard all the talk that their run defense might suffer after they traded three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark to Dallas as part of the package that brought them star pass rusher Micah Parsons.
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The Packers Got What They Needed In Micah Parsons
Jerry Jones's inability to extend Micah Parsons's contract looks like a boon for all of the 538,967 Packer "owners" out there. After an uncertain holdout-shaped summer for the dominant edge rusher and pillar of an otherwise defective Dallas defense, Jones opted to resolve the impasse with a megatrade that immediately changed the look of the NFC North. The Packers, already one of the league's more obstinate defenses last season, souped up their D…
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