Jerry Jones called Jets about potential Micah Parsons trade — but Gang Green lacked key component

It turns out Micah Parsons could’ve ended up wearing a different shade of green.

During a guest appearance on ESPN New York with NFL reporter Gary Myers, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admitted he had communication with the Jets about a possible trade for the edge rusher, who was eventually dealt to the Packers after a contract war in Dallas.

But according to Jones, the Jets didn’t have the “resources” to go through with a deal. When Myers asked if he was on the right track by saying the Cowboys would have wanted Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, Jones answered in the affirmative

“Just frankly, didn’t have the resources to entertain conversation,” Jones said. “A prerequisite for the entire trade was that we had to have, right now, a really significant dominant inside defensive player, which was our goal to address the run more than we’d been addressing it the previous four years.”

Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer previously reported that the Cowboys failed to get any traction with AFC teams.

Parsons instead remained in the NFC, with the Cowboys getting two first-round picks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

The two-time All-Pro has already made a huge impression in Green Bay, to say the least. In the Packers’ 27-18 win over the Commanders on Thursday night, the two-time All-Pro had a Packers-best eight pressures in 37 pass rushes on second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels.

He also had three quarterback hits, two tackles and half a sack as Green Bay limited Washington to 230 yards of total offense.

Across two games, Parsons has 1.5 sacks and four quarterback hits.

Following the win at Lambeau Field, Packers fans rallied around Parsons in receiving him in the blockbuster move, chanting “Thank you, Jerry!”