Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced during his press conference earlier this afternoon that outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith will be placed on injured reserve, meaning he will miss at least the next three weeks.
“Why not try to get him as healthy as possible so we can have him more readily available ... hopefully,” LaFleur said, indicating that the team would rather try to let Z's back fully heal rather than play cat and mouse with the nagging injury.
Smith practiced only once during training camp. After that one practice, in which he did only individual drills, Smith missed the next three weeks.