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Jerry Jones is drawing some big historical comparisons after trading Micah Parsons, likening the deal to the legendary nineteen eighty nine Herschel Walker trade that handed Dallas the draft capital to build three Super Bowl championships in the nineties. One year later, Jones says he has zero regrets, and if that Walker blueprint holds, Cowboys fans might be watching the foundation of something serious take shape.
Meanwhile, Jayden Daniels is in a war of words with his own alma mater. The Washington Commanders quarterback is reportedly furious that LSU reissued his number five jersey while Joe Burrow's number nine stays retired and untouched in Baton Rouge. It's a legitimate gripe, but pushing back this hard against the school that launched his career is a delicate play, and right now it looks like his camp may have misjudged the room.
And tonight in Pittsburgh, Aaron Rodgers will not suit up against his former team, the Green Bay Packers, in Thursday's preseason matchup. At forty two years old with decades of familiarity in Mike McCarthy's system, there's simply nothing left to prove in August. The real drama comes when the regular season lights turn on.
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