{"id":179637,"date":"2026-04-24T01:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=179637"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:40:03","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-green-bay-makes-a-power-move-snatching-back-their-dominant-run-stopping-beast-a-64-330-pound-nose-tackle-who-is-perfectly-suited-for-the-system-demanded-by-coach-gannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=179637","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: GREEN BAY MAKES A POWER MOVE, SNATCHING BACK THEIR DOMINANT RUN-STOPPING BEAST, A 6’4″, 330-POUND NOSE TACKLE WHO IS PERFECTLY SUITED FOR THE SYSTEM DEMANDED BY COACH GANNON, NOW THE PACKERS’ DEFENSE IS SET TO BECOME EVEN MORE IMPENETRABLE WITH THIS GAME-CHANGING ADDITION.\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Bengals traded for Dexter Lawrence, nose tackle TJ Slaton could become available via trade. The Packers have an obvious need at the position, and a deal could make sense for both sides.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals traded the 10th overall pick\u00a0to acquire star\u00a0nose tackle Dexter Lawrence, the immediate thought among Green Bay Packers fans was the opportunity to\u00a0bring back TJ Slaton. It turns out that\u2019s not an unfeasible scenario.<\/p>\n

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With Lawrence in the mix, the Bengals could actually be open to trading Slaton during the NFL Draft this weekend.<\/p>\n

Our beat writers Wendell Ferreira (Packers) and John Sheeran (Bengals) discuss what the compensation would be and how the teams can pull off a deal.<\/p>\n

Why would the Bengals trade TJ Slaton<\/h2>\n

John:<\/strong>\u00a0Slaton signed last year to be the starting nose tackle through 2026. The sudden arrival of Lawrence obviously changes that. There\u2019s nothing wrong with Slaton as a rotational player in a suddenly deep defensive tackle room, but his salary is set to jump from $2.5 million last year to $5.72 million this year.<\/p>\n

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A $9.16 million cap figure for a player demoted from starter status is quite the number, and with the Bengals now low on cap space with an influx of contracts about to be added, his deal makes the most sense to offload. Cincinnati can stomach it with recent draft picks Kris Jenkins Jr. and McKinnley Jackson still in the fold, and recuperating a fifth-round pick after giving it up for Joe Flacco would be a win.<\/p>\n

Why would the Packers trade for TJ Slaton<\/h2>\n

Wendell:<\/strong>\u00a0The Packers have not had a solid nose tackle on the roster since\u00a0trading Kenny Clark last year, but now this is more meaningful because the defense is getting back to a 3-4 base under Jonathan Gannon. And that\u2019s something general manager Brian Gutekunst acknowledged in his\u00a0pre-draft press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think there\u2019s probably a little bit more of an appetite for a pure nose because some of the snaps we\u2019re going to play are going to have that,\u201d Gutekunst explained, \u201cmaybe we wouldn\u2019t have had that with Jeff [Hafley].\u201d<\/p>\n

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At this point, the Packers would have to play Javon Hargrave or Devonte Wyatt adapted at 1-tech \u2014 or a depth piece like Jonathan Ford, Warren Brinson, or Nazir Stackhouse. Getting a solid, established starting-level nose tackle makes sense.<\/p>\n

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Because the\u00a0Packers traded Dontayvion Wicks\u00a0to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 fifth and a 2027 sixth, the team has extra draft capital to pull off the deal.<\/p>\n

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Simulated trade compensation<\/h2>\n
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  • Packers receive: NT TJ Slaton, Pick 189 (sixth-rounder)<\/li>\n
  • Bengals receive: Pick 160 (fifth-rounder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Financial repercussions<\/h2>\n

    With the trade, the Packers would absorb a one-year, $6.16 million contract that\u2019s left on what\u00a0Slaton signed last year in free agency. It\u2019s a $5.72 million base salary, plus $440k between per-game bonuses and a workout bonus. That\u2019s considering no adjustment would be made to the deal.<\/p>\n

    Meanwhile, the Bengals would have $2.5 million in dead money (the proration of Slaton\u2019s signing bonus), and $6.66 million in salary cap savings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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