Hall of Famer Patrick Willis explains specific reason why Micah Parsons trade to Packers 'baffled' him

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Patrick Willis was like the rest of the football world when he saw the Dallas Cowboys trade four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. 

He couldn't believe it, but not because of the general shock factor. 

"It baffled me a little bit, to be honest with you. Not so much about the trade, but it was more so the fact he went to Green Bay," Willis told Fox News Digital while discussing his partnership with The Athletic and its new Connections: Sports Edition puzzle ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons walks onto the field after the team's preseason NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.  (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay. 

Willis worried about Parsons' past injuries and now having to play in a place where temperatures regularly get below freezing during the year. 

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"I’m just like, ‘Man, with you having the injuries you’ve had to go somewhere like Green Bay, it gets cold,'" Willis said. "It gets cold and to have injuries that’s not the place you want to go to."

Of course, Parsons didn't have any say over where he was heading, but he did sign a four-year, $188 million long-term extension to remain in Green Bay for the