The Green Bay Packers are 1-0, and the man of the hour was new acquisition Micah Parsons. The former Dallas Cowboys edge rusher made his Packers debut on Sunday, and he did not disappoint. However, it was very nearly another edge rusher calling Green Bay home this season.
Per Ian Rapoport, the Packers nearly acquired Cincinnati Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson.
“The Packers are among the teams that called and engaged the most with Cincinnati on a potential trade for Hendrickson this offseason, with an initial offer made for last season’s sack leader,” Rapoport writes. “In fact, standout defensive tackle Kenny Clark would also have been involved in the trade had the two sides come to an agreement, though Green Bay was not willing to part with him at that point in the process. Based on Clark’s value to Green Bay — and based on Cincy driving a hard bargain due to how they never really wanted to trade Hendrickson — the deal never happened.”
The Packers are certainly happy with their acquisition of Parsons, though, who had multiple pressures and a sack in his debut against the Detroit Lions in a Green Bay win.
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