GREEN BAY, Wis. -- When Za'Darius Smith met with reporters via Zoom last week during the Green Bay Packers' mandatory minicamp, he did so without his partner in pass rushing beside him.
Preston Smith, the other half of the Packers' unrelated-but-inseparable outside linebacker duo known as The Smith Bros., couldn’t join him because he landed in the COVID-19 protocol.
But make no mistake, they’re back for a third incarnation after what can be described as dominant in Year 1 and divergent in Year 2.
While Za’Darius posted his second straight double-digit sack season (12.