I think the Packers have finally broken what I’m going to call the curse of Harrison Smith.
Rewind the clock to the spring of 2012, when then Packers’ general manager had a choice to make. With Nick Collins’ career over and Charles Woodson aging, he needed to upgrade his secondary, and near the end of the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, he had a chance to do it. Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith was on the board, and Thompson could have pulled the trigger.
Instead, he selected USC edge rusher Nick Perry, while Smith went one pick later to the Minnesota Vikings.