There are probably a few San Francisco 49ers fans out there (if they're old enough) who couldn't help but think of that infamous August 1992 trade of future Hall of Fame defensive end Charles Haley to the Dallas Cowboys when news broke of the August 2025 trade of future Hall of Fame linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
And, yet, here we are.
Granted, the Parsons deal to Green Bay on Aug. 28 didn't create a full-circle moment for the Niners where, somehow, the four-time Pro Bowler would be dealt to San Francisco -- believe us, we thought of it -- in a move that would finally absolve the 49ers for their sin of sending Haley to Dallas, thereby turning a chief NFC rival into a perennial Super Bowl threat.