Micah Parsons was traded to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Cowboys players learned the news through position group chats, social media and a group chat from Parsons. The locker room reacted with shock and surprise, and veteran leaders urged focus on winning with the current roster. Coach Brian Schottenheimer called 12-14 players individually, including Dak Prescott and Trevon Diggs, to explain the decision and offer private conversations. Schottenheimer addressed the full team, reaffirming unchanged goals and standards and emphasizing the pursuit of a world championship and a strong professional culture.
"We've got to win with who we have," special teams ace and one of the veteran leaders, C.J. Goodwin, said. "And I think we have enough."
"I did want those guys to feel like they had a chance to talk to me," Schottenheimer said. "I said, 'You guys can say anything you want to me. Here's why we made the decision. Here's what went into it.' Again, those conversations were powerful but also will stay between me and them."
"Nothing's changed. My goals haven't changed, Our team goals haven't changed," Schottenheimer said. "I hit the players on that today after I talked about just the tough couple days for all the guys and it doesn't change. The standard is the standard. I said that. With all the new pieces and people we had in there, I needed to hit the goal, which is to win a world's championship. I needed to hit that we also want to build one of the greatest professional sports cultures in the world. That's part of the deal when you add new pieces, you have to make sure they understand your visi
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