The Packers traded Wooden to the Colts on Saturday in exchange for Zaire Franklin, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
It's a straight one-for-one trade between Green Bay and Indianapolis, with the Colts netting a young defensive lineman in Wooden. The 2023 fourth-rounder is coming off a solid 2025 campaign in which he logged 50 tackles 26 solo) and one pass defense across 17 regular-season games.
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Packers' Rashan Gary: Remains with Green Bay
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Gary remains with the Packers on Friday, but all options remain on the table regarding his future in Green Bay, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Gary posted and then deleted a farewell message earlier Friday, but it appears it was premature. It sounds like the Packers could be trying to trade the edge rusher before outright releasing him. However it shakes out, the toothpaste is already out of the tube, and it sounds like Gary's time in Green Bay could be coming to a close in the near future. Gary has two years remaining on a four-year, $96 million extension and carries a massive $28 million cap number for the 2026 season. Gary has posted back-to-back 7.5-sack seasons since signing the extension.
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Rashan Gary: Time in Green Bay could be up
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Gary doesn't expect to remain with the Packers, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
The 2019 first-round pick from Michigan has spent all seven years of his NFL career with the Packers, but it appears as though the edge rusher's time with the team could be coming to a close, with all options on the table, per Pelissero. Since entering the league, Gary has notched 46.5 sacks, highlighted by 9.5- and 9.0-sack campaigns in 2021 and 2023, respectively. However, he struggled down the stretch for the Packers last season, failing to record a single sack over the team's final 11 games (including playoffs).
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Packers' Xavier McKinney: Restructuring contract
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McKinney's $4.25 million salary will be converted to a bonus for 2026, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
The Packers are restructuring McKinney's contract to free up cap space. McKinney is entering the third year of a four-year, $67 million contract he signed with Green Bay in March of 2024. He has compiled 10 interceptions and 195 tackles in his first two regular seasons with the Packers as one of the NFL's best safeties.
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Zayne Anderson: Won't be offered contract tender
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The Packers don't plan to offer a contract tender to Anderson (ankle), Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Anderson, who had been a pending restricted free agent, is thus slated have an opportunity to catch on elsewhere this offseason. The 29-year-old reserve safety logged 15 tackles in 14 regular-season games with Green Bay in 2025, while making most of his mark on special teams.
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Packers' Warren Brinson: Gets involved in back half
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Brinson recorded 13 tackles (six solo), including 0.5 sacks, in 11 regular-season games with Green Bay in 2025.
Brinson didn't suit up until after the Packers' bye in Week 5, but after starter Devonte Wyatt's season ended when he broke his ankle in Week 13 at Detroit, Brinson averaged 29.8 defensive snaps per game. With Wyatt, Karl Brooks and Colby Wooden all expected to remain with Green Bay in 2026, it could be difficult for Brinson to carve out a much larger role for himself in his second year.
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Packers' Barryn Sorrell: Mostly uninvolved as rookie
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Sorrell recorded 15 tackles (seven solo), including 1.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery in 14 regular-season games with Green Bay in 2025.
Micah Parsons (knee) and Rashan Gary played the lion's share of the Packers' available snaps at defensive end in 2025, and Sorrell logged just three games with more than 15 defensive snaps, including Green Bay's wild-card loss at Chicago. With all of Parsons, Gary and Lukas Van Ness on track to be under contract with the Packers again in 2026, it's likely Sorrell will still be playing in a rotational role in his second year as a pro. However, with Parsons having suffered a December ACL tear, Sorrell should see at least a few more opportunities.
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Packers' Lukas Van Ness: Disappointing third year
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Van Ness recorded 19 tackles (12 solo) including 1.5 sacks, in nine regular-season games with Green Bay in 2025.
Van Ness also had a strip-sack in the wild-card round at Chicago. He was hit with the injury bug for the first time in his pro career in 2025, limiting him to just nine games after he didn't miss a game in either of his first two campaigns. Perhaps more concerning though, he was less productive as a pass rusher on a per-snap basis than in his first or second year. He's done little to show he is truly competing for snaps with three-time All Pro Micah Parsons (knee) or Rashan Gary, and his role in the final year of his rookie contract in 2026 will largely depend on the timeline for Parsons' recovery from the ACL tear he suffered in Week 15 at Denver.
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Packers' Nate Hobbs: Ends season with MCL tear
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Hobbs (IR, knee) ended the 2025 season with 27 tackles (14 solo) and two passes defensed over 11 games.
The starting cornerback's season ended early due to a torn MCL he suffered in the Packers' Week 17 loss to the Ravens. Hobbs started the season late due to a knee injury and also missed four games in the middle of the 2025 campaign due to the same lingering knee issue. This was the first season of the cornerback's four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers. The biggest question about Hobbs heading into the 2026 season will be whether or not knee issues will continue to affect his week-to-week availability.
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Packers' Karl Brooks: Consistent third-year production
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Brooks ended the 2025 regular season with 28 tackles (eight solo), including 0.5 sacks, and one pass defensed over 16 games.
Brooks ended the 2025 campaign with 3.0 sacks fewer than in 2024, but he added four tackles to his total to compensate for the diminished pass-rush production. The defensive tackle was a formidable defensive starter who also logged consistent special-teams snaps, adding to his total value to the team. The 2023 sixth-rounder now enters the final year of his rookie contract, and it remains to be seen if the Packers will extend Brooks before the start of the 2026 season or let him become an unrestricted free agent in 2027.
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Packers' Kingsley Enagbare: Plays rotational role again
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Enagbare finished the 2025 regular season with 39 tackles (16 solo), including 2.0 sacks, in 17 games.
The defensive end recorded four stops (three solo) in Green Bay's playoff loss to Chicago. While he saw a bigger role in the absence of Micah Parsons (ACL) late in the season, Enagbare played between 400 and 500 defensive snaps for the fourth year in a row. With no years left on his rookie contract, the 2022 fifth-round pick will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
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Packers' Colby Wooden: Plays bigger role in 2025
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Wooden finished the 2025 regular season with 50 tackles (26 solo) and a pass breakup in 17 games, 16 of them starts.
Wooden, a fourth-round pick in 2023, started only one game across his first two seasons in the NFL. The defensive tackle has one year left on his rookie contract.
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Packers' Keisean Nixon: Breaks up 17 passes
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Nixon started all 17 regular-season games for Green Bay in 2025, finishing with 72 tackles (58 solo), 17 pass breakups, including one interception, and a fumble recovery.
Nixon's 17 pass breakups tied for the third-best mark in the league. The cornerback also recorded six tackles (four solo) in the Packers' playoff loss to the Bears. The former Raider has been a regular starter over the past three years for Green Bay, and he has one more year on his contract in 2026.
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Packers' Edgerrin Cooper: Enjoys strong second season
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Cooper (ankle) recorded 118 tackles (63 solo), including 0.5 sack, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 16 regular-season games in 2025.
The linebacker also recorded eight stops (six solo) in Green Bay's wild-card playoff game against Chicago before leaving with an ankle injury. While the issue will be worth monitoring as the offseason progresses, Cooper firmly established himself as a centerpiece of Green Bay's defense this season, finishing second on the team in tackles. The 2024 second-round pick should play a big role again in the fall.
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Packers' Javon Bullard: Plays role in the slot
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Bullard finished the 2025 regular season with 83 tackles (49 solo), three pass breakups and a fumble recovery in 17 contests.
The second-year pro also made two tackles (one solo) in Green Bay's playoff loss to Chicago. Overall, Bullard played a majority of the defensive snaps in most games and settled into his role as the Packers' slot corner. The 2024 second-round pick should return to that spot in 2026.
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Trevon Diggs: Let go by Green Bay
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The Packers waived Diggs on Tuesday.
Diggs joined the Packers in late December after being waived by the Cowboys. He played 33 defensive snaps against the Vikings in Week 18 when the Packers' starters rested, but he played just one defensive snap during Green Bay's NFC wild-card loss against Chicago. Per Zach Jacobson of 247Sports.com, the Packers were open to restructuring Diggs' contract, and there's a chance that the 2020 second-rounder sticks around in Green Bay for at least the upcoming season.
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Packers' Kamal Hadden: Expects 4-to-5-month recovery
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Hadden (fibia/fibula) expects to face "a four- or five-month recovery" due to the broken right tibia and fibula he suffered versus the Ravens in Week 17, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Hadden is still using a knee coaster for mobility early January, as he recovers from surgery undergone to address a pair of fractures suffered to the area of his lower right leg. The reserve cornerback said he's taking his rehab a "day at a time." Hadden is slated to become an exclusive rights free agent this offseason, meaning Green Bay will have the option to retain him via a one-year, minimum-salary tender.
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Packers' Devonte Wyatt: Should be ready for training camp
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Wyatt (ankle) expects to be ready for training camp as he recovers from a broken fibula and torn ligament in his ankle, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Wyatt was placed on injured reserve Dec. 5 due to an ankle injury, and the details of his injury have been revealed following the Packers' elimination from the postseason at the hands of the Bears in the wild-card round. The 2022 first-round pick is expected to reprise his role as a key player along the interior of Green Bay's defensive line in 2026 while playing on the fifth-year option in his rookie contract.
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Packers' Edgerrin Cooper: Hurts ankle in wild-card game
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Cooper is questionable to return to Saturday's game against the Bears after suffering an ankle injury.
Cooper hurt his ankle in the second half and was spotted walking back to the locker room. He logged a team-high eight tackles prior to his departure, and Isaiah McDuffie is likely to be asked to take on a bigger role so long as Cooper is sidelined.
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Packers' Nick Niemann: Ready to return
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Niemann is active for Saturday's wild-card round game against the Bears, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
Niemann has been sidelined since Week 8 with a pectoral injury, but he was activated from injured reserve earlier in the week. He'll now be ready to return to the field and will likely contribute primarily on special teams.
