If there was ever a time for Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst to turn up the franchise’s aggressiveness dial to 11 and make a blockbuster trade, it’s now. The team is armed with nearly $40 million in cap space that could only increase, it’s one of the youngest rosters in the league, and they’re coming off back-to-back playoff appearances. It’s a window to take advantage of and vault themselves into the next tier of contenders.

While a trade for someone like Tyreek Hill or Cooper Kupp would certainly be helpful and splashy to the Packers’ cause, though, the bigger and more pressing need is edge rusher. With Jeff Hafley taking over as defensive coordinator last offseason, so too came a schematic change to the base front. The result, unfortunately, was the team’s pass rush taking a major hit, which is why Matt Schneidman of The Athletic ($) named pass rusher the team’s biggest need this offseason.

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There are going to be options with the No. 23 pick and even some available in free agency. But if Gutekunst and the Packers want to make a no-doubt type of move to fix the pass-rush and fit their new 4-3 alignment with Rashan Gary best, then the trade market could be their best bet to find an answer. And there’s no better answer than Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett after he requested a trade the week before the Super Bowl.

This Packers trade would bring Myles Garrett to Green Bay for a haul the Browns would love

You could make the argument that no team is better suited to trade for Garrett than the Packers. They’re a contender ready to win, they have ample cap space that will only grow once they make the expected move on from cornerback Jaire Alexander, and they can offer some enticing player capital that makes sense for Green Bay more so than other franchises. That said, here’s what a potential trade could look like.


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