GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers are hoping outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith’s restart is better than the last one.
Three weeks to the day that he tested his ailing back only to find he wasn’t ready to return, Smith was back on the practice field Monday, taking part in individual drills with his teammates. He performed under the watchful eye of trainer Bryan Engel, who gave Smith a thumb’s up on the drills in which he could take part.
Reporters are kicked out of practice when the full 11-on-11 drills begin, but coach Matt LaFleur said Smith would probably not be taking part in those.