The move has been rumored for weeks now. On the day of the NFL trade deadline, the Green Bay Packers finally moved on from defensive end Preston Smith, who was sent to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a seventh-round pick, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Packers do not own their original seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft, as they traded that selection to the Tennessee Titans in August for quarterback Malik Willis.
Smith, a former second-round pick made by Washington, signed with the Packers as a free agent in 2019.