Once more, the Minnesota Vikings have elected to sign a player who was cast off by the Green Bay Packers. After decades of seeing players jump from Green Bay to Minneapolis, the trend continued anew on Tuesday with former Packers edge rusher Za’Darius Smith.
The Packers released Smith eight days ago, cutting him last Monday in order to reduce the team’s salary cap burden by approximately $15 million for 2022. After initially appearing to agree to a 4-year, $35 million contract to return to the Baltimore Ravens, where he played prior to signing in Green Bay, Smith elected to back out, apparently with good reason.