GREEN BAY, Wis. – With a cap charge of a whopping $27.66 million for 2022, Za’Darius Smith seems like a long shot to return to the Green Bay Packers, though general manager Brian Gutekunst left that door open just a sliver.
“He could be” back, Gutekunst said on Wednesday. “I think we’re going to have to do something there. That (cap) number is pretty high. It was disappointing we weren’t able to get him out there more this year with the injury but, obviously, you guys know how impactful he is out there as a pass rusher. So, we’ll see.