The Green Bay Packers have a glaring edge-rushing problem to solve, and a recent trade idea would hand them a clean answer.
Bleacher Report floated a deal that would send Josh Sweat from the Arizona Cardinals to Green Bay for a day two pick. For a Packers team that is already waiting on Micah Parsons to miss the first half of the season, that kind of move would provide immediate insurance and ease the burden on Lukas Van Ness.
Green Bay did not add a notable piece at the position during the 2026 offseason, even though Parsons is expected to be out early and the depth chart already looked thin. The situation got even more delicate after the team moved on from Rashan Gary and Kingsley Enagbare, leaving a group that was already under scrutiny.
A Sweat addition would change the conversation fast. Instead of one of the league’s most uncertain pass-rushing rooms, the Packers could suddenly have a case for the best starting duo in football. Sweat would open the season as the top edge option, with Van Ness lined up as the other starter until Parsons is back.
Once Parsons returns, Van Ness could shift into a rotational role, and Green Bay would suddenly have a much more complete defensive front. That would also give the Packers a real shot to wrest control of the NFC North after Chicago won the division in 2025.
Whether Sweat is truly available has been a source of mixed reporting all offseason, but the logic for Green Bay is obvious. The Packers need help up front, and the Cardinals are a team that could benefit from collecting future draft capital rather than holding veteran pieces.
If Arizona is willing to move Sweat, Green Bay should be first in line. A deal like that would address the Packers’ biggest defensive concern and, once Parsons is healthy, could give them one of the league’s most productive pass-rushing duos.
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