Packers acquire Micah Parsons [View all]

Dallas has traded Micah Parsons to Green Bay for two first round picks and a defensive tackle (Kenny Smith). It's likely those first rounders will be late picks, because the Packers defense - pretty good already - just got a lot better. One of the reasons for this is that Parsons was tired of waiting to be paid by Jerry Jones and asked for a trade. He'll be getting an average of $47 million a year for the next four years, which makes him the highest paid non-quarterback and the 12th highest paid player overall.

Last year, a year in which the Cowboys struggled more than a little on both sides of the ball, Parsons got 12 sacks and 12 tackles for loss, along with 30 solo tackles, which was - believe it or not - a career low for him in all three categories. He has 52.5 sacks and an impressive 63 TFLs in his four year career. This guy's a bona fide stud, and the NFC North just got a little better.