The New York Jets were one of them, and apparently the Dallas Cowboys wanted a hefty return for the two-time All Pro and four time Pro Bowler.

Parsons generated a pretty generous return from the Green Bay Packers, when the Packers sent Dallas three-time Pro Bowler, Kenny Clark, as well as two first round draft picks.

Contract negotiations between Parsons and the Cowboys at the time got ugly when Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones got into a public spat with both Parsons and his agent David Mulugheta.

Inevitably, it led to the Cowboys looking elsewhere and trying to find a new home for the All Pro.

Numerous teams such as the Eagles, Panthers, Bills, Ravens, Seahawks, and Lions all wanted to acquire him, but no team was apparently ready to make the offer like Dallas’ biggest rival – the Eagles.

According to NFL Insider Jay Glazer, the Cowboys were looking to get Parsons to the AFC, but were hardly making any headway, and couldn’t match Philadelphia’s offer.

"The team that actually threw in the biggest offer was the Philadelphia Eagles. For two ones, a three, a five, amongst other things," Glazer said. "Obviously didn't want to trade him in the division. But the Green Bay Packers, they chimed-in early, they kept with it, and Kenny Clark is what made the difference for Dallas."

Another option was that the Cowboys were hoping to trade Parsons to the Jets, and Jones was hoping to get Jets’ star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.

"There was communication, and I'm not going to go into detail, with one of those teams. As it would turn out, I initiated that with one of those teams. You can guess that it was not the Giants… A prerequisite to the entire trade was that we had to have a really significant, dominant inside defensive player. It was our goal to address the run. … We really wanted to bolster up there."

As you can imagine, the Jets weren’t crazy about that idea.

Which eventually ended up with Parsons getting sent up north to Green Bay. For Jones, he sure did address the interior by getting Clark, but perhaps it could be a short term option because of Clark’s dip in production.

You can’t knock Jones’ effort for trying, but at the very least filled a need and acquired building blocks for the future.

And as for the Jets, there shouldn’t be a concern that Williams is going anywhere.