I found t his funny because I was predicting Gary would have been the player moved in last years trade with Parsons. This leaves them thin at Edge now but with money to spend.

It is better to get a 4th than nothing. Gute better make this a good pick because we have too many holes to fill.

I still think we need to resign Enagbare.

Excellent move by Gutey if this compensation is correct! I was expecting the Pack to get a bag of doorknobs back for Gary if anything. This 4th round 2027 pick in return is basically equivalent to the compensory pick the Packers would have gotten if Gary was eligible for free agency today and left for signing a $15 million to $20 million AAV contract. I'll take it.

This is akin to the old joke, 'Take my wife...please!" Gary was a mid-level first round pick with lots of experience in the pro game. He also was owed a boat load of money. The Packers pick up some cap space but the compensation back should have been a third rounder at least. How can an experienced former top pick get so little compensation?

why this bust called gutekunst Is still there??????
this trade Is one of the biggest failure in the last 30 years.
they threw away a high pick and lots of money and ended up with a 4th....
gutekunst you have no dignity you should resign right now.

This has been verified? This information didn't come from a hacked account somewhere?

If so, then good. At least they were able to get something for him other than just an expensive release. At this point he was a sunk cost so getting even a 4th in '27 ain't all that bad. Sooner and better than expected.

When Gary was drafted by the Packers I believed that he had all the tools to become a force and a team wrecker for the Packers defense. It never materialized.
Ultimately Gute is responsible for yet another first round pick that has not worked out for the Packers. Not only did Gute use an early first round pick to draft Gary he gave him a hefty second contract which will still cost the Packers $17 million in dead cap space.

I'm glad that at least the Packers received even a small return for Gary but in terms of ROI Gute has once again squandered significant draft and cap capital for a very small return. Gute is considered by many to be a top GM but after 8 seasons as the Packers GM he seems to be a middle of the road GM at this point.
Thanks, Since '61

It will be interesting to see if the same problems Gary had in GB will also be displayed in Dallas. In short, he fades as the season goes on. He doesn't finish rushes to get sacks, and seems at times to be cruising rather than going all out. Suggesting that the Cowboys have found a key piece to their QB pressure problems doesn't make sense. Time to let the younger, hungrier players get a chance to show what they can do.

From Sports Illustrated:

"The grade for the trade gets an A, with the Packers managing to get a pretty decent draft pick for a player most assumed would be released. The trade will move up to an A-plus if some of the savings is used to add a missing piece to a good-but-not-great defense."

However, they also threw in that Gary's contract extension from the other year gets a D+.

Credit where it's due. The Packers managed to get something for a guy many thought was destined to just get cut.

Yes, it currently leaves GB thin in the proven pass rush department, but one could argue that Gary was proven to not be worth it.

I think GB'$ top target will be Franklin-Myers from Denver. He seems to check a lot of boxes in the need category

Wow, I didn't think they would get anything for Gary. Now I have to wonder if they can actually get something for Elgton Jenkins.

I don't know what Jerry Jones was thinking. I would not be happy about this if I was a Cowboys fan. Are they going to pay Gary all that money, or can they renegotiate? I think a lot of the money is guaranteed, isn't it? And this is for a player who was a borderline starter by the end of last season.

So... Gary will team up with Kenny Clark and give Dallas an improved DL. The Cowboy DL was really good last year especially against the run.
Did the Packers forget that Gary was an excellent run stopper?
If I understand correctly we get a next year third day pick?

Gut reaction: Dallas will be dancing in the streets. Our D-Line gets weaker.

If GB gets as many 2027 compensatory picks as most expect...Doubs, the 2 Walkers, (am I forgetting anyone?), and now with the Gary trade, it's looking pretty good for the '27 draft. Of course, still no #1 pick at this point.

Whoever "hacked" Gary's social media account definitely had some inside knowledge of his impending situation huh? ;)

I can't believe we got that much for him. The Cowboys can have the pedigree while we hopefully turn their draft pick into a younger, cheaper, and more effective player--at any position.

Gary is a show-boat and may actually perform well for 4-5 games. He lacks character and tenacity so his possible 'comeback' will be short-lived.

It is of utmost importance to judge a player's character before an initial signing and offering a second contract. Gary and Alexander gave plenty of examples of self-centered, 'me-first' behavior throughout their tenure.
Compare and contrast with Love, Kraft, Jacobs, etc.

Article says Boys get a "proven" player. He is exactly that. (Still need a sarcasm font on this site)

A fourth rounder a year delayed is usually considered to have a present day value of a 5th rounder.

I wrote an article (not published yet - Maybe this evening) that was less than complimentary about Gute after the Rhyan extension and the Banks restructure. I like the players but I did not love everything about the Niemann and Chris Brooks deals, either.

One thing Gute is spectacular at is getting compensation by trading questionable players. A 4th for Clinton Dix? A 4th/5th for Gary? Damn, dude.

Cowboys founded in a RAT🐀 year, are in their enemy year of the HORSE🐎. No Lombardi🏆for you! High odds acquiring Gary helps them sink quicker this year👏...he is likely to be a much bigger burden in '27 while in his enemy year.

I was one of those excited when we drafted Gary. However, as Since’61 succinctly posted, Gary’s 1st rnd status “never materialized.” His good performances were sporadic and as many have stated, he seemed to fade down the stretch, much like Zadarius.
But, I’m happy we were able to get a draft pick for him in return…and some additional cap space. I wonder who we are targeting. Tomlinson, Cam Jordan, Calias Campbell, et al are in my list, although they are not necessarily edge rushers.
We’re gonna be good.
Go Packers!!!

Not a good pick, and a worse decision to resign him. I’m guessing the Cowboys have an agreed renegotiated contract for him. I’m ok with the trade but it’s not fair to look at it without looking at the actual pick and extension.

4th round pick vs a possible nothing if and when the Packers would have released Gary...I like the former compared to the latter.
We've gotten a few gems in the fourth round of the draft over the years and if we get lucky we may land a David Bakhtiari, Mike Daniels, J.T. Lang, Josh Sitton, or if we really strike it rich we could land a clone of Jerry Kramer all of whom were selected by the Packers in the fourth round of NFL drafts.

I was a fan of Gary when we got him , seems he never was that guy, I can't believe it's been 7 years, always waiting on him to have that big year he never did, Parsons goes down and he didn't even step up his game.

Sure, let's be happy that GB got a 4th round pick for a top 10 pick that costs us dearly waiting for him to achieve nothing and giving him a second deal that will cost us dearly after his departure. This doesn't soften the bad Parsons deal that Jerry took us for in his all-out gamble to be rid of Parsons, which I still expect to be seen whenever the pass rusher only returns. We should have traded for Crosby and a draft pick for Parsons. Yeah, I said it and stick by it. Crosby over Parsons any day, every day.

Let's close the door on Gary and never mention his worthless ass name again here.

Didn't Lions fans cheer crazily when GB selected him? LOL

Woo-hoo! Something for nothing.

Good. Adios.

Back pocket R4 next year. If I'm not mistaken, I believe the deal also included a bag of Frito's.

Excellent. Addition by subtraction.

Malik Willis to Miami, 3 years, $67.5M, a good deal for both!
Congrats Malik, Green Bay will miss you!

Enagbare signs with Jets, 1yr 10m

GARY STOP playing mid season last year. Knew Packers aren’t going anyplace. So he stayed healthy so the pay check gets coming in.

ITS THAT SIMPLE

BUT LETS TALK RYHAN AT CENTER. HIGHESTBPAID CENTER IN THE LEAGUE AND GRADED OUT THE WORSE…..

SHOULD HAVE KEPT JOSH MYERS FOR A LOT LESS. AND JUST AS GOOD

OH WELL"…….YOU KNOW WHAT SAVES GUTEY EVERY YEAR THE PAYROLL GOES UP SO HE CAN MAKEVTHE SAME DUMB MISTAKES EVERY YEAR

IF THEY PAYROLL DIDNT GO UP EVERY YEAR SO He would HAVE TO ACTUALLY MAKE A TEAM. WE WOULD BE 2-15.

But wait. Last year lost 5 in a row and year before 3 in a row. THATS NOT CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL.

HE OVERPAID FOR GARY. OVER PAID FOR BANKS. OVERPAID FOR RYHAN. HOBSS MCMANUS OR MCMISS

I BET MAILK NUMBERS WILL BE BETTER THAN LOVE NEXT YEAR

8. REAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON THE TEAM COPPER. BULLARD PARSONS KRAFT X EVAN JACOBS WATSON

Dallas...Clark in, Clark out? Gary in, Gary out?

9. REAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON THE TEAM COPPER. BULLARD PARSONS KRAFT X EVAN JACOBS WATSON Forgot Tom

Gute picked up the SMITHS and then chose Gary as well in the draft in the first round....The DL was always marginal...later the DE-OLB position was marginal. Gary never lived up to what Gute wished he had to offer and GUTE NEVER DID THE DL ANY FAVORS BY MAKING IT A FORCE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN....Even with Parsons trade the DL was still marginal...Gute has a lot of overhauling at the DE AND DL positions still to be done before GB is going anywhere in the playoffs...if we even get there.

Wow what a great move by Gutey. I was resigned to losing Gary for nothing but cap relief. Getting a 4th in 2027 is a huge bonus. Gary should have been a 2nd round pick at best when we drafted him, a 4th is great compensation for a player we were going to cut.

Sign A J Epenesa for $5 million per year will offset losing Gary just fine.

Dallas will sign Quay Walker next.

The windows have closed.

If GB could somehow get some draft capitol back for Jenkins, this would be a tremendous start to free agency. Or even a solid veteran, young CB.

How about trade Hobbs to the Cowboys for Shavon Revell? They need a slot CB badly and we need a boundary CB. Revell was a 3rd round pick but was projected higher. Dallas is like Green Bay south right now.

Thank goodness were done with this flunky. Hated the pick before day one. I posted her numerous times how I was hoping, begging Gutt would not draft this loser. Why? As am M fan I watched how he was suppose to be the coming and really did very little. Oh, he had his days against Rutgers but when we played the better teams he went missing in action or had a boo boo and had to miss the game.

His problem and this one the pre draft analyst who picked him in the second or early third had right. He lacked upper body strength to deal with the bigger O linemen he would meet in the NFL. He would pass as a fill in but he would never amount to a top notch pass rusher.

I compared him to another Michigan guy Perry. Perry and Gary. One went to M and the other gave M the finger - high school phenom in Michigan and went to USC. Both had the same thing in common, they went missing in games. Perry went un noticed after we traded him and Gary will too. Were lucky today. Last year it was Zaire and Stokes we dumped to get better, this year its Gary.

After Garys horrible second half of the season, I guess this is what you would expect... very disappointing in what almost appeared his lack of effort, giving up ? especially when they needed him the most. The Bears got a second and fifth rounder for Roquan Smith a couple years ago I was hoping the Packers might get a 3rd and a seven for Gary. But they did get 46.5 sacks out of Gary and a fourth round Pick.. no complaints here

Hendrickson too expensive & not a 3-4 DE

bargain bin rotational 3-4 DEs: Clowney, Jordan, Chubb...
STAY AWAY FROM the RAT🐀CHUBB!!! 👉ENEMY YEAR🐎👈

NT/DE Calais Campbell is born in a TIGER🐅 year and despite his age, would be expected to exceed expectations in a friendly HORSE🐎 year.

Concern: elders folding like a tent in cold weather...after watching 4 decades of Packer games, the performance drop-off is noted✅

Gary played his way out of GB with his sub par play.

What happened to all the tools?… coaching… from Head on down… was negligible

I'll never forget you Rashad Jerry