Updated Micah Parsons trade details show Packers fleeced Cowboys worse than it seemed

Green Bay Packers fans have been over the moon since Micah Parsons entered their lives on August 28. Sitting atop the latest 2025 Defensive Player of the Year betting odds, the superstar pass rusher has been as advertised for his new club. However, he also left a trail of destruction in his path from the Dallas Cowboys to Titletown.

Parsons' well-chronicled and unceremonious departure from Dallas created a void the Cowboys have been unable to even remotely fill -- until now. The team progressed toward counteracting the damage they've done upon shipping him to Green Bay by acquiring three-time reigning Pro Bowl defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.

The addition of Williams is undeniably massive for the Cowboys, both in the short and long term. Yet, they essentially needed to land him to save face, which speaks to how badly the Packers fleeced them in the still-stunning Parsons swap.

Packers' Micah Parsons trade continues to age beautifully after Cowboys' Quinnen Williams swap

Parsons' trade comp updated

Packers Receive: Micah Parsons

Cowboys Reciever: R1 pick, Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams.
— Jacob Morley (@JacobMorley)
November 4, 2025

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has gone on the record to note how badly the Cowboys wanted veteran run-stuffer Kenny Clark in the Parsons deal. The one currently tangible asset of Dallas' desired return hasn't met expectations, to say the least, evidenced by Williams' arrival.

Dallas already having to bring in another interior defender reflects poorly on Clark. And it's not like the solution is just a band-aid; Williams is arguably the best in the business. The Cowboys are telling us with their actions that they're far from sold on the former.

Moreover, the Cowboys had to give up the better of their two 2027 first-round picks for Williams, which is potentially the one they previously got for Parsons. That's no small price to pay for accepting defeat on Clark.

In reality, trading for Williams presumably had little to do with Clark and more about a much-needed influx of talent and star power. Nevertheless, the Cowboys are effectively digging themselves out of a hole by creating a new one. The Dallas faithful may not think much of it and are just happy to welcome the latter, but Packers supporters are certainly taking notice.

Clark has amassed 21 tackles (four for loss), five quarterback hits, and 2.5 sacks across nine games in 2025. He has a 58.9 overall Pro Football Focus grade, which ranks 69th out of 124 qualified options at his position.

Colorado Avalanche showed Championship-level grit against the Lightning

The Colorado Avalanche fought through a tough battle against the Lightning on Tuesday night, with a 3-2 victory.

The Colorado Avalanche fended off the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, with a final score of 3-2. It was a hard-fought battle between the two 2021-22 Stanley Cup Final teams. If one thing has been evident in the world of hockey—especially with this year’s Avalanche—it’s that you have to battle through the final whistle and faceoff. If you lay back, it can come back and bite you.

Thankfully, that’s not what happened in this game, as the Lightning had to pull goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, forcing them into a 6-on-5 man-advantage to try and get that tying goal. Thankfully, that wasn’t in the cards for the Lightning, as Colorado was able to keep them from scoring.

Cale Makar was a huge part of the game, and especially the final minutes, as he blocked a shot which hit his hand. He was in a lot of pain, as his reaction on the bench clearly showed. On one hand (no pun intended), that’s the type of

fight you want from your best defensive player. On the other hand, concern flooded all of Avalanche Nation after that sequence because we don’t want Makar to be injured that bad. Thankfully, as it turns out, Makar is fine. Bednar spoke in his weekly radio appearance on Wednesday morning, giving good news about their all-world defenseman.

Jared Bednar on Cale Makar after blocking the puck late in last night's win over TBL via @AltitudeSR:

He said that Cale is okay!

"It says a lot. Those three minutes, regardless of how you played the whole night... I love what our guys did on that 6-on-5."
#GoAvsGo |… — Adrian Hernandez (@AdoHernandez27) November 5, 2025

You know what? That honestly feels like a Championship-quality move. Now, it’s easy to talk about an obvious playoff team being a Stanley Cup contender in November. I also understand the hesitation to do so. But if the Avalanche fight like they did against Tampa Bay on a regular basis, the sky is the limit for them. They finally have quality goaltending, and we have guys who will go out to battle for each other.

Gabriel Landeskog’s fight is also one to note, as he’s been one of the more physical players on this year’s team, which is surprising given his three-year absence from regular season hockey, but it’s a welcome sight. He showed a lot of guts against the Lightning, too. Landeskog continues to show that he is doing quite well in his long recovery from knee surgey, and we might not even have to be talking about it any longer.

The Avalanche have a three-day break before a tilt with the Edmonton Oilers in Western Canada. We’ll get to see the battle between Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid, two guys who are often linked together. That should be a lot of fun. Who knows? Maybe we will get to see Mackenzie Blackwood back in action.