GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Preston Smith has played in all 102 regular-season games in his career. There is optimism that streak will continue even though he missed most of Sunday’s game at Chicago.
Smith played eight snaps against Chicago before dropping out with an oblique injury. That has an impressive streak in at least some jeopardy. Among all line-of-scrimmage defenders, only New Orleans defensive end Cam Jordan (165) has played more consecutive games. Excluding specialists, Jordan has the NFL’s longest ironman streak. He’s followed by New Orleans linebacker Demario Davis (149), Atlanta safety Duron Harmon (132), New Orleans safety Malcolm Jenkins (124), Atlanta offensive tackle Jake Matthews (115) and Philadelphia center Jason Kelce (111).