{"id":102602,"date":"2025-10-04T03:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102602"},"modified":"2025-10-04T03:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:39:00","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-news-packers-urged-to-trade-for-a-dominant-run-stuffer-to-replace-kenny-clark-a-move-insiders-say-could-redefine-their-defensive-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102602","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING NEWS: Packers urged to trade for a dominant run-stuffer to replace Kenny Clark, a move insiders say could redefine their defensive line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Packers trading two first-round picks as part of the package to acquire Micah Parsons garnered the headlines, but losing All-Pro nose tackle Kenny Clark could prove to be an even bigger deal for Green Bay.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Clark is one of the premier run-stopping interior defensive linemen in the league, and the Packers will likely need to get through some combination of Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, and the dynamic duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery if Green Bay is going to make a run at the Super Bowl this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the NFl trade deadline approaches, general manager Brian Gutekunst could pull off a move to add a replacement for Clark and give the Packers\u2019 run-defense a shot in the arm.<\/p>\n<h2>Packers linked to \u00a0Nathan Shepherd trade with the Saints<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223721\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Packers urged to trade for run-stuffer to replace Kenny Clark 1\" src=\"https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-840x600.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-840x600.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-128x91.jpg 128w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-32x23.jpg 32w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-450x321.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wisportsheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26792499_168400517_lowres.jpg 1658w\" alt=\"Packers Urged To Trade For Run-stuffer To Replace Kenny Clark\" width=\"840\" height=\"600\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223721\">Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley surveys practice on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Ray Nitschke Field in Ashwaubenon, Wis.<br \/>\nTork Mason\/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is a legitimate chance that the Saints could hold a firesale ahead of the deadline, and the Packers could stand to benefit from New Orleans becoming sellers.<\/p>\n<p>Over at SaintsWire, John Sigler suggests the Packers could be an ideal trade partner in a Nathan Shepherd trade.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cRight now, the Saints don\u2019t have a pick in two of the final four rounds next year,\u201d\u00a0Sigler wrote on September 29. \u201cTrades that swapped sixth rounders for defensive linemen with similar resumes like Roy Robertson-Harris and Harrison Phillips have established a precedent. Shepherd isn\u2019t going to be part of a multiyear rebuild. Getting a pick and sending him to a playoff contender is good for both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Between The Hashmarks Podcast: Making Sense of AJ Brown Drama, Early Trade Deadline Rumblings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S5O-J7qukLw?feature=oembed\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Sheperd, 31, currently has 13 total tackles with one tackle for loss as a rotational player along the Saints\u2019 defensive line.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">If Gutekunst and the. 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