Micah Parsons has been traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Inexperienced Bay Packers in a blockbuster deal one week earlier than the beginning of a brand new NFL season.

The defensive finish will signal a four-year, $188m (£139m) contract with the Packers that may make him the highest-paid non-quarterback within the league’s historical past on $47m (£35m) a 12 months, NFL Community reported.

The Cowboys will obtain two first-round draft picks and three-time Professional Bowler Kenny Clark as a part of the deal.

The transfer ends a long-running contract dispute between Parsons and Dallas, which had escalated over the summer season.

“I by no means needed this chapter to finish, however not all the pieces was in my management,” Parsons mentioned in an announcement on X, confirming his transfer to the Packers.

“My coronary heart has all the time been right here, and it nonetheless is. By means of all of it, I by no means made any calls for. I by no means requested for something greater than equity. I solely requested that the particular person I belief to barter my contract be a part of the method.

“This can be a unhappy day, however not a bitter one. I am going to always remember the enjoyment of draft evening, the adrenaline of operating out of the tunnel, or the brotherhood I shared with my team-mates, coaches and the employees who ready me for each single sport. These reminiscences are mine endlessly.”

Parsons, 26, has earned 4 Professional Bowls and two All-Professional honours with the Cowboys since becoming a member of them in 2021 however he was getting into the fifth and last 12 months of his rookie contract this season.

He had eliminated references to the Cowboys from his social media and launched an announcement earlier this month saying he “now not needed to play for the Dallas Cowboys.”

The Packers will tackle the Detroit Lions of their common season opener at Lambeau Area on 7 September and face Dallas in week 4.