The Cowboys' stunning decision to trade All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons on Thursday ahead of his fifth NFL season reverberated throughout the league and the aftershocks will be felt for years. In the present, though, there is one persistent question: Why?
Why did Dallas trade a young, star player to a rival franchise who recently annihilated them in the playoffs? Why did the Cowboys do this in August after months of reassurance that it was all part of the process from the front office? Why didn't they do it earlier in the offseason when the consequences of Parsons's loss could be accounted for ahead of the new season?
