{"id":43801,"date":"2026-02-25T00:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43801"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:02:18","slug":"packers-top-landing-spot-for-vikings-30-million-trade-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43801","title":{"rendered":"Packers Top Landing Spot for Vikings&#8217; $30 Million Trade Chip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2242059911-2-e1768291242187.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2242059911-2-e1768291242187.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2242059911-2-e1768291242187.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2242059911-2-e1768291242187.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Packers Top Landing Spot for Vikings' $30 Million Trade Chip\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Green Bay Packers need to acquire some help on the defensive line this offseason, and a likely Minnesota Vikings cut candidate fits the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave\u00a0is entering the second season of a two-year deal worth $30 million in 2026, and the Vikings are currently shopping him on the trade market.<\/p>\n<p>However, his market on a base salary of more than $14 million at the age of 33 is going to be minimal, especially since interested teams around the NFL can be fairly certain the Vikings will release Hargrave in the interest of $11 million in salary cap savings if they can\u2019t move him.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Huber of SI contended Saturday that Minnesota\u2019s loss could prove Green Bay\u2019s gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Vikings threw around a lot of money last offseason, including on Hargrave, who had a total of 25 sacks in 2021, 2022 and 2023 before missing most of 2024 due to injury,\u201d Huber wrote. \u201cOf 77 interior defensive linemen with at least 250 pass-rushing snaps in 2025, Clark was 21st in pass-rush win rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Javon Hargrave Cap Casualty, as Vikings Need to Trim More Than $43 Million<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5662676\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2243122411-e1766086449747.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Packers Top Landing Spot for Vikings' $30 Million Trade Chip\" width=\"782\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5662676\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5662676\">GettyDefensive tackle Javon Hargrave of the Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alec Lewis, who covers the Vikings for The Athletic, explained why Minnesota is liable to part ways with Hargrave this spring.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cOne of the more predictable offseason moves will be cutting defensive tackle Javon Hargrave. The reasoning? It\u2019s a combination of age, production and financial savings,\u201d Lewis wrote on December 18. \u201cHe has flashed in spurts as a pass-rusher, but his 3.5 sacks have been underwhelming. And the Vikings can create $11 million in room for 2026 by parting ways with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Minnesota was still $43.2 million over the salary cap as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Packers Could Address Defensive Line Deficiencies by Reuniting With Kenny Clark<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5685393\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2186985489-e1767141588789.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Packers Top Landing Spot for Vikings' $30 Million Trade Chip\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5685393\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5685393\">GettyDefensive tackle Kenny Clark, formerly of the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Huber also mentioned a reunion with Kenny Clark as a way for the Packers to address their issues on the defensive line, assuming the Dallas Cowboys see the logic in parting ways with the DT in the interest of saving $21.5 million against the cap without incurring any dead money penalty.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cAt this point, the contract extension that Clark signed with the Packers \u2014 he is due an $8.8 million base salary and $11 million roster bonus \u2014 could send him out the door in Dallas and set up at least the potential of a reunion,\u201d Huber wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Clark, who turns 31 years old in October, has fallen off since the third Pro-Bowl campaign of his career in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">However, his price should be considerably lower on a new deal if Dallas cuts him and he hits free agency, which could create a value opportunity for Green Bay to add experience and depth to its defensive front as the team transitions to a new system under defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Beyond that, Huber noted that Clark still has some juice as a pass-rusher, which he flashed last season with the Cowboys\u2019 30th-ranked defense.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cOf 77 interior defensive linemen with at least 250 pass-rushing snaps in 2025, Clark was 21st in pass-rush win rate,\u201d Huber continued.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Bay Packers are a top potential destination for a Vikings defensive tackle currently on the chopping block.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Packers Top Landing Spot for Vikings&#039; 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