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A to Z Sports proposed the Green Bay Packers offer the New York Giants two players and two draft picks for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
The Green Bay Packers have some of the lowest NFL draft capital over the next two years. That’s because the team doesn’t have a first-round pick in 2026 or 2027 due to the Micah Parsons trade. So, it’s hard to image the Packers being a serious suitor for potential trade candidate Dexter Lawrence.
But that didn’t stop A to Z Sports from submitting a hypothetical Lawrence offer from the Packers.
With limited draft capital, A to Z Sports got creative, proposing the Packers trade two players and two Day 2 selections to the New York Giants for Lawrence. Those two players were wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks and defensive tackle Karl Brooks.
“The Packers don’t have a first-round pick in each of the next two years after trading for Micah Parsons, which makes any type of deal extremely hard to pull off,” wrote A to Z Sports’s Wendell Ferreira. “In this case, trying to make things more enticing to the Giants, we add Wicks and Brooks as part of a package that also includes two Day 2 picks over the next two seasons.”
Lawrence could potentially be heading to the trade block this spring. On Monday, the former All-Pro defensive tackle requested to be traded from the Giants.
Dexter Lawrence has two years remaining on his deal and is currently scheduled to make $20 million this upcoming season.
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Dexter Lawrence ‘Perfect’ Fit For Packers Defense
Dexter Lawrence
GettyA to Z Sports proposed the Green Bay Packers offer the New York Giants two players and two draft picks for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
The Packers signed former rival defensive tackle Javon Hargrave this offseason. Hargrave agreed to come to Green Bay on a 2-year, $23 million deal.
But Ferreira appeared to like the idea of Lawrence coming to Green Bay more. Despite the Hargrave signing, the NFL writer still submitted a trade offer for the Giants defensive tackle in the A to Z Sports’s Lawrence trade shopping.
“Lawrence would be a perfect addition to what the Packers need, and while the investment is significant, $39.5 million over the next two years is a pretty reasonable amount to pay for an elite interior defender,” wrote Ferreira.
It’s important to note, though, that whichever team lands Lawrence will then likely have to sign him to a new contract. The veteran defensive tackle requested to be traded from New York because he hasn’t received a new deal over the past year.
“Dexter Lawrence has wanted a new deal for more than a year,” said ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler during Sportscenter on Monday afternoon. “The Giants put a band-aid on it, they kind of restructured some money, gave him a little extra guarantees last year.
“Ultimately, they didn’t do a new deal, but they kind of teased that they would, and here they are, he doesn’t have one despite the arrival of John Harbaugh.”
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More on the Dexter Lawrence situation coming off @AdamSchefter report that he’s requested a trade.
Would Green Bay Be Willing to Trade Dontayvion Wicks for Lawrence?
Dexter Lawrence
GettyA to Z Sports proposed the Green Bay Packers offer the New York Giants two players and two draft picks for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
Including Wicks and Brooks in the trade for Lawrence make the blockbuster deal possible for the Packers. But it might not be the best idea.
Still turning only 25 years old in June, Wicks is a promising young wideout. He has averaged nearly 500 receiving yards per season to begin his NFL career. Wicks is also set to be Green Bay’s WR4 entering the 2026 campaign.
On defense, Lawrence would replace Brooks along the defensive line for the Packers. But the biggest drawback of a Lawrence trade for Green Bay is the additional sacrifices the franchise would have to make in draft capital.
In the A to Z Sports proposal, the Packers sent their 2026 second-rounder and 2027 third-round pick to the Giants.
That trade pitch would leave the Packers without a first or second-round pick in 2026. Next year, Green Bay would only have one selection in the first three rounds as well (before compensatory picks).
That’s far from ideal. To put it plainly, it might make a Lawrence trade impossible for the Packers.
Still, it’s a fun hypothetical to consider. Lawrence’s 6-foot-4, 340-pound frame would look tremendous in the middle of the Green Bay defensive line.