The Dallas Cowboys found a trade partner in the Green Bay Packers for the second offseason in a row.<\/p>\n
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport<\/a>, the Cowboys sent a 2027 fourth-round draft pick to the Packers to acquire pass-rusher Rashan Gary, who had fueled speculation about his eventual departure from Green Bay with a deleted farewell announcement<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n The Cowboys already own the Packers’ 2027 first-round pick along with their own, though the higher pick will be sent to the New York Jets as part of last season’s Quinnen Williams trade. Per Spotrac<\/a>, Dallas had seven selections in the 2027 draft, but after Monday’s deal with Green Bay, that number is down to six.<\/p>\n Gary is set to count for a $19.5 million<\/a> salary cap hit in 2026, which takes the Cowboys’ cap space down even further to $-20.2 million, per Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was late last offseason when the Cowboys sent star edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Packers in a blockbuster trade for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks. Dallas’ pass-rush took a major hit from Parsons’ departure, as the team ranked in the bottom-half of the league with just 35 total sacks in 2025.<\/p>\n The addition of Gary should add more juice to the Cowboys’ pass-rush, as he racked up 7.5 sacks for the second straight year and has 46.5 sacks over his seven-year career.<\/p>\n The No. 12 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, Gary led Green Bay in sacks in 2023 and 2024. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst spoke glowingly about Gary at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine earlier this month, so it’s a bit of a surprise that the team chose to ship him away.<\/p>\n