Packers Total Access: BIG PACKERS TRADE COMING?! Is Josh Sweat "Working Out" For The Packers Tomorrow?

Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! Packers Total Access: 🚨 BIG PACKERS TRADE COMING?! Is Josh Sweat "Working Out" For The Packers Tomorrow? The most jaw-dropping and perfectly timed trade storyline of the entire 2026 NFL offseason just reached its most explosive chapter yet — and the fact that Josh Sweat is physically in Green Bay right now at 1265 Lombardi Avenue for joint practices with the Arizona Cardinals is the most tantalizing and irresistible detail in all of professional football today! Trade speculators have long connected Sweat with the Packers — he is disgruntled in Arizona, likes former Cardinals head coach and current Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, and has had the best seasons of his career under Gannon's system — and now the player who has been the most consistently linked trade target to Green Bay all offseason long is going to line up directly against Jordan Love and the Packers' starters in tomorrow's joint practice at Ray Nitschke Field. Sweat asked to be traded the same day Jonathan Gannon was fired in Arizona — with PHNX Cardinals insider Johnny Venerable reporting "He came to Arizona because of JG, and he's had the best seasons of his career because of JG" — and the opportunity for Sweat to demonstrate his elite pass-rush ability directly in front of Gannon's coaching staff in a live competitive setting is the most extraordinary and perfectly orchestrated informal audition in the entire history of the "Gute Blueprint." The Arizona Cardinals are in Green Bay all week — the preseason finale is Friday at Lambeau Field — and Brian Gutekunst has never had a better or more convenient opportunity to evaluate his most coveted trade target up close and in person before the August 30th roster cutdown deadline changes the entire NFL landscape. In this complete Josh Sweat joint practice audition breakdown and full trade evaluation, we dive into: The Joint Practice Audition — The Most Important Informal Workout In Packers History: Josh Sweat is on the Cardinals' PUP list with what has been described as "knee maintenance" — but the presence of the Cardinals in Green Bay for joint practices this week is the single most important development in the entire Sweat-to-Packers trade conversation — because if Sweat participates in tomorrow's joint practice at Ray Nitschke Field, Jonathan Gannon gets a live, competitive, up-close evaluation of the player he has been connected to all offseason in the exact scheme and system Sweat has thrived in for the past four seasons. There is no more perfect informal audition setting in the entire NFL landscape right now. The Full Trade Case — Why A Fifth-Round Pick Gets This Done: One high-ranking executive told Packers On SI that a fifth-round pick might get it done because Sweat is 29 and expensive — with the Cardinals having already paid his $7.22 million roster bonus, meaning Arizona absorbs that dead cap regardless of whether they trade him — and the Packers would absorb just $10.88 million between base salary, per-game and workout bonuses in 2026 with the remaining $36.2 million for the final two years carrying no guarantees beyond $3 million in injury protection for 2027. A fifth-round pick for a player who posted career-high 12 sacks in 2025 and has recorded at least 40 pressures in each of the past five seasons is not a trade — it is a heist. The Gannon Connection Is The Most Important Detail: Sweat had 11 sacks under Gannon with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, then followed that up with 12 sacks for Arizona last season — and the personal and professional relationship between the two is so strong that Sweat immediately requested a trade the moment Gannon was fired by the Cardinals — making Green Bay's defensive coordinator the most powerful recruiting tool Brian Gutekunst has at his disposal for landing the most coveted pass rusher on the entire trade market. Sweat is not just a fit in Gannon's system — he is the player Gannon's system was specifically designed to deploy. The Cardinals Are NOT Trading Sweat — Or Are They? Ian Rapoport reported the Cardinals do not intend to trade Sweat — with GM Monti Ossenfort shutting down the rumors swiftly — but as FOX Sports correctly noted: "all fans know every player isn't being traded until they are. Every team has its price." A source told Bill Huber that Sweat could be available at the trade deadline if Arizona struggles out of the gates — which is the expectation — and by that time Parsons will be back or close to it — meaning the window for Green Bay to acquire Sweat as the most impactful possible bridge piece for the Parsons-less early schedule is right now, this week, with Sweat in Green Bay, before the roster cutdown deadline permanently reshapes the landscape. What A Sweat Trade Means For The 2026 Championship Window: Sweat lining up opposite Lukas Van Ness while Micah Parsons recovers from his ACL injury creates the most dangerous and championship-caliber pass-rush rotation in the entire NFC North from the opening snap at Minnesota on September 13th — and when Parsons returns in Week 5 or 6, the three-man edge rush of Parsons, Van Ness, and Sweat becomes the most terrifying defensive front any team in the NFC has assembled since the 2022 Philadelphia Eagles reached the Super Bowl. The player is in Green Bay. The coach connection is real. The price is a fifth-round pick. Brian Gutekunst has never had a more obvious or more convenient opportunity to make the single most impactful roster move of the entire 2026 offseason — and the next 48 hours at 1265 Lombardi Avenue could define the entire championship window. 📢 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Packers Total Access is your #1 source for Green Bay Packers football on YouTube. We bring you daily Packers news, injury updates, trade rumors, and comprehensive NFL coverage. Our mission is simple: Total coverage of the Green and Gold 365 days a year. We cover the entire roster, from stars like Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs to the rising rookies making an impact. Whether you are looking for breakdown videos, Packers highlights analysis, or updates on the Bears, Vikings, and Lions rivalries, you'll find it here. 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