The Green Bay Packers pulled off the trade of the offseason last year when they traded two first-round picks plus Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark to the Dallas Cowboys for All-Pro edge-rusher Micah Parsons.
Green Bay may have another big trade up its sleeve this offseason.
Easton Butler of Packer Report stated the team is in talks with the Arizona Cardinals to acquire another Pro Bowl edge-rusher.
“Hearing the Packers and Cardinals are working on a trade involving Josh Sweat, per source. It is coming down to how much cap the Packers are willing to take, and how high of a pick,” Butler posted on X.
What Does Sweat Bring to the Packers?
GettyThe Green Bay Packers are reportedly in talks to acquire Arizona Cardinals DE Josh Sweat
Though his season was cut short due to an ACL injury, Parsons was lights-out in his debut season with the Packers. He led the team in pressures (79), hurries (51), QB hits (14), sacks (12.5), tackles for loss (12), and forced fumbles (2).
Though Sweat isn’t quite on Parsons’ level, he’s a clear upgrade over Brenton Cox Jr., Lukas van Ness, and rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton.
In 8 NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals, Sweat has totaled 325 pressures, 202 hurries, 267 tackles, 57 QB hits, 55 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery, per Pro Football Focus.
Sweat set a new career high last season — his first in Arizona — in both sacks (12) and forced fumbles (4), and he’s recorded 7 or more sacks in four of the last five years and 50 or more pressures in three of the last four years.
Adding Sweat would help offset the losses of Rashan Gary, who was traded to the Dallas Cowboys, and Kinglsey Enagbare, who signed with the New York Jets in free agency.
What Would a Sweat Trade Cost the Packers?
GettyHead coach Matt Lafleur of the Green Bay Packers looks on before the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on December 07, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
While Sweat isn’t considered to be in the elite tier of edge-rushers — a group that consists of players like Parsons, Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson, Los Angeles’ Myles Garrett, Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt, and San Francisco’s Nick Bosa — he does fall into that second tier of really good pass-rushers.
Sweat’s trade value is rumored to be a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2027 draft, that could elevate to a third-rounder based on his 2026 production, according to Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report.
“Sweat doesn’t have the same long-term upside as Jaelan Phillips, who was traded for a third-round pick at last year’s deadline,” Knox wrote. “His value is further diminished by the fact that edge-defenders like Joey Bosa, Von Miller, Kyle Van Noy, Jadeveon Clowney, and Leonard Floyd are still available and free to sign without any trade compensation.
“… Arizona isn’t likely to eat that much dead money without getting a reasonable return for Sweat. They’re likely to start the bidding at the same third-round price that the Philadelphia Eagles paid for a half-season of Phillips, even if teams aren’t eager to match.”
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