The Vikings and former Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith have agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth $42 million in base value, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Smith can earn an additional $5 million with incentives.
The Packers released Smith right before the start of free agency with his cap hit set at $27.6 million in 2022. Once free agency began, it was reported that Smith was going to return to the Ravens, the team that drafted him in 2015, but he backed out of the deal.
Now, he joins Green Bay’s bitter NFC North rival as he looks to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2022 season.