Two of the best athletes in their respective sports met on Thursday night in Dallas, swapping signed jerseys as a sign of mutual respect.
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid posed for a picture with Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons after a 7-2 drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Stars. The two legends wrote personalized messages on each other’s jerseys, though the text was not legible in photographs.
McDavid is widely regarded as the best player in hockey. Through 66 games this season, the 29-year-old has recorded 36 goals and 74 assists, leading the NHL with 110 points.
The native of Richmond Hill, Ont., is in his 11th season with the Oilers, amassing 397 goals and 795 assists for a total of 1,192 points. He has led the NHL in points five times and goals once, won three Hart Memorial Trophies and four Ted Lindsay Awards as the league’s MVP, and took home the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP in 2024 despite Edmonton losing the Stanley Cup final.
Parsons was a first-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 2021 and spent four seasons with the organization before being shipped to Green Bay in a blockbuster trade last offseason. The 26-year-old has collected 267 career tackles, 75 tackles for loss, 65 sacks, and 11 forced fumbles in 77 NFL games.
The native of Harrisburg, Penn., is a five-time Pro Bowler and a three-time first-team All-Pro. He won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in his first season.
McDavid has earned $106.5 million over the course of his NHL career, while Parsons has collected $62.2 million so far in the NFL.
