Ravens, Za'Darius Smith (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Just three years ago, the Baltimore Ravens said goodbye to outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith as the homegrown pass rusher signed a four-year, $66 million contract to join the Green Bay Packers.
It was a monster contract for an ascending player, and he quickly made the Packers look like geniuses tallying 13.5 sacks in his first year in Green Bay. He followed that up with an additional 12.5 sacks in 2020 establishing himself as one of the NFL’s best pass-rushers.
However, trouble might be brewing in Green Bay.