Ever since rumors first began to circulate about the impending release of veteran pass rusher Za’Darius Smith from the Green Bay Packers, a potential reunion between the two-time Pro Bowler and the Baltimore Ravens shortly followed thereafter.
When he became a free agent on March 14, he reportedly agreed to terms to return to the team that drafted him in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft two days later.
News of his deal came in the initial wave of free agency and was viewed as yet another savvy, aggressive move pulled off by Ravens’ General Manager Eric DeCosta.