Packers Trade Draft Picks for Micah Parsons

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. Packers fans, heads up. Green Bay sits out the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft tonight, April 23rd at 7pm Central Time. They traded that number 20 pick to the Dallas Cowboys in a blockbuster offseason deal for star-pass rusher Micah Parsons. Their first selection comes Friday, April 24th on day 2. At number 52 overall, the 20th pick in the second round. The trade cost them even more. They also sent their 2027 first rounder and defensive lineman Kenny Clark to Dallas. Parsons lit it up last season with 12.5 sacks, first team all pro honors, and his fifth pro bowl nod, though an ACL tear limited him and clouds his start this year. Clark held steady for the Cowboys with three sacks and 36 tackles over 17 starts, while Dallas wins seven wins, nine losses, and one tie.

1:00Green Bay hasn't missed a first rounder since 2017, when a trade-back move led TJ Watt slip away. Before that, it was back in 2008. Packers finished nine and seven with a tie last year, sneaking into playoffs after stalemating Dallas head to head. They hold picks from round two through seven, including a compensatory seventh rounder, and could wheel and deal to jump back into round one like they did for Jordan Love. Many of talent awaits to bolster this squad.