In late July, at a time when Packers linebacker Za'Darius Smith was believed to be upset with his restructured contract, the Packers addressed his concerns by restructuring it again.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Packers accelerated $10 million in payments to Smith that applied to the prior conversion of most of his salary to a signing bonus, but that deferred all payments from September through the end of the regular season.
Under the deal as revised in March, $14.76 million of Smith’s 2021 base salary became a signing bonus.