The Green Bay Packers don’t know if Za’Darius Smith will play Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but it’s possible the All-Pro edge rusher will return to practice in some capacity this week.
Coach Matt LaFleur said he’s “hopeful” that Smith will practice, potentially starting Monday.
“We’ll see if he can get out there and do some individual today. Yeah, we’re hopeful,” LaFleur said Monday.
According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Smith was in uniform and doing individual drills at practice on Monday.
Smith, a Pro Bowler in 2019 and 2020, started training camp on the NFI list with a back injury and returned for only a few practices before suffering a setback.