Micah Parsons joins other NFL stars traded away during their primes

The shocking decision by the Dallas Cowboys to bargain Micah Parsons to Green Bay after four dominant seasons as a pass rusher is far from unprecedented A very similar arrangement happened on the eve of the season when the Oakland Raiders shipped two-time All-Pro and one-time Defensive Member of the Year winner Khalil Mack to Chicago Both trades happened after failed contract talks and featured two first-round picks in return although Dallas also got defensive tackle Kenny Clark from the Packers That transaction didn t ultimately work out for either gang Mack was highly productive in Chicago earning All-Pro honors his first year but couldn t do enough to help the Bears win a playoff competition in his four seasons before being traded to the Chargers The Raiders used the first pick on running back Josh Jacobs who was very productive before leaving as a free agent following the season The second first-rounder was wasted on cornerback Damon Arnette who was cut halfway through his second season Here s a look at particular other NFL stars who were traded in their primes Herschel Walker The majority famous commerce in Dallas history came in Jerry Jones first season as owner in when the Cowboys dealt Herschel Walker to Minnesota for a package that ultimately led to eight draft picks including three first-rounders Dallas used those picks to help draft Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and key contributors to three Super Bowl wins like Darren Woodson Kevin Smith and Russell Maryland The Vikings didn t win a playoff tournament in two-plus seasons with Walker Charles Haley Jones has another famous deal that helped fuel Dallas s dynasty when he acquired the pass rusher from San Francisco for second- and third-round picks in Haley was the final piece on defense the Cowboys needed to win three Super Bowls in his first four seasons eliminating the ers in the NFC title battle on the way to the first two titles Randy Moss Moss was a three-time All-Pro and the majority of dominant deep threat in the league when Minnesota traded him to Oakland in for a package that included the No overall pick in the draft The deal helped neither squad as the Vikings used the pick on Troy Williamson who caught passes in three seasons and the Raiders won six games in two seasons Moss was then traded again in to New England and set an NFL record with TD catches his first season as the Patriots became the only crew to go - in the regular season Fran Tarkenton Six years after being traded by Minnesota to the New York Giants Tarkenton returned to the Vikings in after making four Pro Bowls in six seasons in New York Tarkenton led Minnesota to the Super Bowl three times in seven seasons in his second stint losing every time and was the NFL MVP in Eric Dickerson The disgruntled Dickerson was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to Indianapolis in in a blockbuster deal that also sent Cornelius Bennett to Buffalo Dickerson helped the Colts make the playoffs for the first time in years in his first season and then led the NFL in rushing in Marshall Faulk Faulk led the NFL with yards from scrimmage in when Indianapolis made the surprising decision to deal him to St Louis The Colts went on to draft Hall of Famer Edgerrin James in the first round as Faulk s replacement but the Rams really won the deal Faulk helped form the Greatest Show on Turf offense as St Louis won the Super Bowl his first season Faulk had nearly more yards from scrimmage and more TDs than any other performer from - as he won AP Offensive Participant of the Year all three seasons and MVP in Christian McCaffrey McCaffrey helped transform San Francisco s offense when he was acquired from Carolina during the season for a package of four picks McCaffrey gained yards and scored TDs in his first regular-season games for the Niners before being hampered by injuries last season He won AP Offensive Contestant of the Year in when he helped San Francisco reach the Super Bowl Fred Dean Dean was coming off an All-Pro season in when he was traded the following year to San Francisco for a package that included a first-round pick His addition helped fuel the start of the ers dynasty He was an All-Pro in when San Francisco won its first of five titles in a -season span and had a -sack season in before ending up in the Hall of Fame Darrelle Revis Revis was the NFL s top shut-down cornerback when he was traded to Tampa Bay for a package that included a first-round pick before the season The Jets turned that pick into Sheldon Richardson and Revis spent only one season with the Bucs before being cut He then went to New England as a free agent where he won a Super Bowl Champ Bailey In one of the biggest star for star trades Denver acquired Bailey from Washington for star running back Clinton Portis Portis had four -yard rushing seasons with Washington but the Broncos were the biggest winner Bailey played more seasons earning All-Pro honors his first three seasons leading the league with interceptions in and getting into the Hall of Fame Paul Warfield Warfield had made back-to-back Pro Bowls for Cleveland when Don Shula acquired him in his first season as Miami s head coach Warfield provided a needed deep threat for the Dolphins making the Pro Bowl in five straight seasons Warfield was an All-Pro twice and helped Miami win back-to-back Super Bowls including the perfect - season in Mike Haynes Haynes was holding out in New England in when the Raiders acquired him for a first- and second-round pick during the season Haynes made an immediate impact by elevating the Raiders defense as he teamed with Lester Hayes in the secondary Los Angeles won the Super Bowl later that season and Haynes was named All-Pro the next two years AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL Source