Former Green Bay Packers edge rusher Za'Darius Smith is coming out of retirement.
Smith, who played for the Packers from 2019-2021, is signing with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
He's getting a one-year contract worth $6 million, according to Ian Rapoport of ESPN and the NFL Network.
The 33-year-old Smith announced his retirement during the middle of last season after playing five games with the Philadelphia Eagles.
At the time he said, "I knew this day would come — but now that it's here, I'm feeling so many emotions I never expected. Who would've thought that a kid from Greenville, AL, with just one year of high school football experience, would go on to play professional football in the NFL for 11 incredible years!"
#za 'darius
Smith, who played for the Packers from 2019-2021, is signing with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
He's getting a one-year contract worth $6 million, according to Ian Rapoport of ESPN and the NFL Network.
The 33-year-old Smith announced his retirement during the middle of last season after playing five games with the Philadelphia Eagles.
At the time he said, "I knew this day would come — but now that it's here, I'm feeling so many emotions I never expected. Who would've thought that a kid from Greenville, AL, with just one year of high school football experience, would go on to play professional football in the NFL for 11 incredible years!"
#za 'darius
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