The NFL Network was first to report the deals, which cannot become official until 3 p.m. Wisconsin time on Wednesday. A 2015 fourth-round pick out of Kentucky, Za'Darius Smith had just 10 sacks in his first three seasons before his big 2018. Packers new director of football operations Milt Hendrickson, a longtime friend of Gutekunst, just left the Ravens’ staff to come to Green Bay and surely knows Za'Darius Smith well. NFL Network reported that the Packers tried to acquire Za'Darius Smith in a trade a few years ago. ““We spent a lot of time last year with having to shuffle in a lot of different players.

Source: Daily Sun March 12, 2019 14:37 UTC