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Green Bay Packers All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons had a 1-word reaction to the team trading Colby Wooden for linebacker Zaire Franklin.
The Green Bay Packers landed linebacker Zaire Franklin in a blockbuster trade Saturday.
But to get something in an NFL trade, teams have to give something up. The Packers agreed to send defensive tackle Colby Wooden to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for Wooden.
The initial trade seemed to impressed Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons, who landed in Green Bay via his own blockbuster deal last summer. But Parsons expressed one word of disappointment over the defense losing Wooden.
“Nooooooo,” wrote Parsons on X.
Wooden is leaving the Packers after three seasons. Green Bay added him at No. 116 overall during the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
In three seasons, Wooden posted 87 combined tackles, including nine tackles for loss.
During 2025, the defensive tackle entered the starting lineup for the Packers. Wooden started 16 games in 2025 after just one start in his first two seasons.
With that opportunity, he recorded 50 combined tackles, including six tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and one pass defense.
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It’s not clear why Parsons reacted the way he did to hearing about the Packers trade. It’s important to note, though, his emphatic “no” was in reference to losing Wooden and not gaining Franklin.
To ESPN’s Adam Schefter initial report about the Packers trading for Franklin, which didn’t mention Wooden, Parsons wrote: “Oh [explicative]”
Packers fans quickly responded to Parsons on Saturday explaining why it was a good trade for Green Bay. But again, it’s not clear Parsons was upset from a football perspective.
The edge rusher could have just been simply reacting to losing a defensive teammate.
Wooden has just one year remaining on his rookie contract. So while he was set to be cheap in 2026, he will reach free agency next offseason.
Franklin is locked in on his deal for at least two more seasons.
Before the trade, Wooden was set to have about a $1.34 million 2026 cap hit.