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Packers acquire linebacker Franklin in trade with Colts
The Green Bay Packers traded defensive tackle Colby Wooden to the Colts to immediately strengthen their linebacker corps with Pro Bowl veteran Zaire Franklin.
- On March 7, 2026, the Green Bay Packers acquired former Pro Bowl linebacker Zaire Franklin from the Indianapolis Colts in a player-for-player swap sending Colby Wooden to Indianapolis.
- Rather than wait for free agency, Green Bay Packers traded early to replace Quay Walker, who is widely expected to leave when free agency opens next week.
- Zaire Franklin, a 29-year-old linebacker, brings 173 combined tackles in 2024, Pro Bowl and All-Pro second-team honors, 125 tackles and two sacks in 2025, and 738 career totals.
- The transaction gives the Colts immediate cap relief by saving just under $5.8 million while incurring a $2.5 million dead-cap penalty, per Spotrac.
- Green Bay will likely seek a replacement for Colby Wooden in free agency or the 2026 NFL Draft, as Wooden played 52.4% of last season's snaps, while the Colts face linebacker openings that the 2026 draft is expected to address.
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Reports: Packers acquire LB Zaire Franklin from Colts
The Green Bay Packers are acquiring former Pro Bowl linebacker Zaire Franklin from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for defensive tackle Colby Wooden, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday. Franklin, 29, is two seasons removed from leading the NFL with 173 tackles during a Pro Bowl year. He had 125 tackles to go along with two sacks while starting all 17 games in 2025. A seventh-round pick out of Syracuse in the 2018 NFL Draft, Franklin …
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Colts will trade former Syracuse star linebacker Zaire Franklin
The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to trade Pro Bowl linebacker Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Colby Wooden, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday.
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