A tale of two DE's

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(08-06-2025, 04:01 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I'm driving down to Adair County this morning for an investigation, and I'm listening to Bob Papa on "Airing it Out" on NFL radio. They are discussing Micah Parsons and the Cowboys. After months of listening to them excoriate the Bengals over the Trey Hendrickson saga, they say the Cowboys are playing it smart. That Parsons is not a free agent, is still under contract to make 22 million this year (The Bengals offered Trey 28), and they have the option to franchise tag Parsons twice. The Cowboys will not trade Parsons. Two DE's, both holding in, both under contract, neither will be traded, yet the Bengals are buffoons and the Cowboys are smart. They mentioned that Watt and Crosby got their deals done, but there was no mention of Trey at all. It's just simply amazing.

I wonder...would the Cowboys and Bengals consider a DE swap if they both thought they could get the other guy signed to a long-term deal?
Both are very good, both feel their current team doesn't value them properly, and both are in final year under contract.
I have to think Bengals would be more willing to give top end money to Parsons over Hendrickson because of age.