Packers edge rusher traded to Dallas in 2026 as part of the Cowboys' defensive overhaul.
Rashan Gary spent his first seven seasons in Green Bay, including a 2024 Pro Bowl. Dallas acquired him in March 2026 for a 2026 third-round pick as part of the same defensive overhaul that brought Quinnen Williams. He becomes a complementary edge rusher to Micah Parsons in the Cowboys' new-look front seven.
Path to the league
Michigan product taken 12th overall by Green Bay in 2019. Made the Pro Bowl in 2024 after 9 sacks. Tore his ACL in October 2022 and returned the next year as a starter.
Career highlights
2024 Pro Bowl. 45+ career sacks across seven seasons. Packers single-season pressures record by an edge defender. Comeback Player of the Year finalist (2023) after his ACL return.
2025 season and trade
8.5 sacks, 42 tackles, 15 QB hits for Green Bay. The Packers went 11-6 and lost the Wild Card to Philadelphia. Gary was traded to Dallas after the season as part of the Cowboys' defensive reset. He pairs with Parsons to give Dallas its first elite edge duo since the early 2000s.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Rashan Gary
- Pro Football Reference: Rashan Gary
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
16 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | packers | 16 | 45 | 25 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | packers | 17 | 47 | 26 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | packers | 17 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | packers | 9 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | packers | 16 | 47 | 27 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | packers | 15 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | packers | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Michigan
- Hometown
- Plainfield, NJ, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
