Former Packers Linebacker Za’Darius Smith will go back to Baltimore to play for the Ravens on a four-year deal worth $35 million with a max value of $50 million, according to Adam Schefter from ESPN.
Former Packers’ pass rusher Za’Darius Smith is signing a four-year, $35 million deal that has a max value of $50 million with the Baltimore Ravens, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2022
He was recently released, along with OT Billy Turner by the Packers for cap purposes. Smith now will play for the team that drafted him in 2015.
In his time in Green Bay, he became a two-time Pro-Bowler and earned a selection to the All-Pro second team in 2020. He recorded 26 sacks, 107 tackles and 60 QB hits in his first two seasons with the Packers.
Unfortunately, an injury kept him on the sideline for most of the 2021 season. He came back just in time for the playoffs and now that he is fully healthy will be ready to bounce back for the Ravens.
Smith will join S Marcus Williams on the revamped Ravens’ defense.
Update
Smith has backed out and won’t sign with the Ravens and will go back to being a free agent, according to Ian Rapoport from NFL Network.
Plot twist: Former #Packers pass-rusher Za'Darius Smith is not signing his deal with the #Ravens after all, sources say. He remains a free agent.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 17, 2022
