Cowboys Trade for Gary, Boost Defensive Line

0:00On March 9th, the Dallas Cowboys are trading with the Green Bay Packers again. This time picking up defensive end Rashan Gary in exchange for a 20. 27th-4th round draft pick. The deal is set to go official on Wednesday at 4pm, eastern when the new league year starts. This comes after Dallas sent Micah Parsons to Green Bay before the 2025 season began. The Cowboys tried to land Max Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders, but lost out to the Baltimore Ravens, so they turned to Gary as a solid option to. Boost their edge rush. Gary will join a stack defensive line, reuniting with his old Packers teammate Kenny Clark and teaming up with Quinten Williams and Osa Odigizua. Those three were among the top interior linemen in pressure's last season, giving Dallas one of the league's strongest front fours right away. Gary, a former first round pick out of Michigan, put up 60 pressures as an edge rusher in 2025, including a hot start with seven and a half sacks in his first seven games.

1:01The Cowboys need him to stay consistent without a starlight Parsons creating space. This move should help fix Dallas's defense, which gave up the most points in the league last year at 30.1 per game, setting them up better. For a run at the playoffs, come 2026.