- Total Trades: 2
- Average Grade: B (84)
This page lists all the 2026 Trades for the Green Bay Packers. I’ve listed all of the NFL Free Agent Signing Grades here, which included the trades. Because I’ve begun posting polls for the trades, I thought it would make sense to list just the NFL trades here, so archiving the voting would be easier.
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March 2026 – Trades
Cowboys acquire DE Rashan Gary from Packers for 2027 late-round pick
Another Cowboys-Packers trade involving a defensive lineman!? This is proof that sequels are hardly ever as good as the original, with the Packers sending Rashan Gary to the Cowboys for some sort of late-round pick in 2027.
Just as sequels forget the plot or character development, the Packers forgot to ask for appropriate compensation. Rashan Gary is coming off a bit of a down year, but he still logged 7.5 sacks. He’s also just 28, so he could easily rebound with a dominant 2026 campaign. Green Bay is a team with no true owner, so the salary cap actually applies to them, so that would explain this trade. However, I thought the Packers could’ve gotten something substantial for Gary.
This is a mega steal for the Cowboys. They embarrassed themselves in the original trade, destroying their own defense because Jerry Jones couldn’t agree to terms with Micah Parsons. Jones can at least save face by obtaining a worse version of Parsons, but one who will improve his awful edge rush.
Update: This is a 2027 fourth-round pick, so this is better for the Packers than originally suspected. The grades have been upgraded accordingly.
Grade for Cowboys – A
Grade for Packers – B
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Packers acquire ILB Zaire Franklin from Colts for DL Colby Wooden
I wish I could give you some exciting opinions about this trade like I did below for the Maxx Crosby deal. Some Raider fans are not too happy with me, but in my 26 1/2 years running this Web site, I’ve found that the opinions of Raider fans are generally what I write about the team 6-18 months beforehand, so I know they’ll come around but also be pissed about something else I write.
This trade, however, is not exciting at all, with both teams trading their rejects to each other. Zaire Franklin is the better known of the pair, as he’s been a solid, run-defending linebacker for the Colts for several years. Franklin, however, had a putrid 2025, and now that he’s in his 30s (as of July), the regression could be permanent.
The Colts are getting the younger player, but Colby Wooden has never been nearly as good as Franklin. Wooden is a defensive lineman who can’t defend the run well and doesn’t put any pressure on the quarterback. Cue up the Bobs in Office Space when they asked, “What do you say you do here?”
I guess the Packers won this trade because Franklin could rebound and have one or two more good seasons, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Grade for Packers – B
Grade for Colts – C
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