The Green Bay Packers sent shockwaves throughout the NFL on Thursday, acquiring Micah Parsons in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys.
Parsons was officially introduced as a member of the Packers at Lambeau Field on Friday, and while speaking to the media, he revealed a major announcement: his new jersey number.
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Parsons wore No. 11 in Dallas, but with wide receiver Jayden Reed holding that number in Green Bay, the superstar edge rusher was forced to consider an alternative. His choice?
“I’m going with No. 1,” Parsons said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.
The 26-year-old marks the first Packers player to don the No. 1 in nearly a century, as Curly Lambeau last wore the number in 1926.
Green Bay traded defensive tackle Kenny Clark and a pair of first-round draft picks to the Cowboys in exchange for Parsons, who also signed a four-year, $188 million contract extension with the Packers as part of the deal.
Parsons, who played his collegiate football at Penn State, was originally selected by Dallas with the 12th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.
It did not take long for him to establish himself as a superstar, racking up 84 tackles, 13 sacks and three forced fumbles en route to a Pro Bowl appearance, a First-Team All-Pro selection and finishing second in Defensive Player of the Year voting during his rookie campaign.
Parsons has logged double-digit sacks in each of his first four NFL seasons and has accumulated 52.5 in total, making four straight trips to the Pro Bowl to begin his professional career.
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The Harrisburg, Pa. native was preparing to enter the final year of his contract with the Cowboys, but things got nasty between the two sides in extension negotiations. That ultimately resulted in the Packers swooping in and poaching him from their NFC rivals.
Parsons will make his Green Bay debut when the Packers host the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7.
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