Za'Darius Smith - Outside Linebacker - Age 26 - 6'4" - 274 lbs
Played 4 years for Ravens. Last year was the Ravens leader in sacks. Being part of a VERY good Raven defense for a number of years, should translate into Packer defense in a positive way! And AGRESSIVE way!! The contract looks to be around 66 million for 4 years, with a $20 signing bonus! 34.5 million in first two years.
Pro Football Focus has Za'Darius ranked as the 17th best edge rusher. Next year he can make the Packers defense one that pressers the passer!!!
Interesting Fact - Za' Darius played high school basketball & ONLY played football his senior year!
Adrian Amos - Safety - Age 25 - 6'0" - 214 lbs
A four year starter for the Bears! That is right, "Da Bears"! We desperately needed s safety, and we have one now!
A quote from his Twitter Account: (This sounds like a great person!)
"I have 4 younger siblings i don't want them to admire me because I'm good at football.. I want them to admire the work it took to get there.. That I made my mind up to what I wanted to do and I followed through.. They've seen all the ups and downs."
Preston Smith - Outside Linebacker - Age 26 - 6'5" - 265 lbs
Playing 4 years for the Redskins, Smith had 24.5 sacks in those 4 years. The last 3 years, starting all 16 games! That is one of the key ingredient, since the Packer outside linebackers are injury prone!
The contract is for 4 years at 52 million, with 16 million at signing.
He must have had a great mother because.......
Of course, Smith didn’t have to look far when it came to finding the type of parent he wanted to emulate. His mother, raised him in Atlanta and kept him active while he was growing up with basketball, baseball and football.
Billy Turner - Guard - Age 27 - 6'5" - 310 lbs
A six year pro who played on the Dolphins & Broncos. Word is, he is an athletic linemen & should fill in at right guard, a position that has been an issue the past few years for the Packers!
Packers Release - Nick Perry - Outside Linebacker & Antonio Morrison - Inside Linebacker
High School Fact - Billy pitched and played first base for his high school baseball team!!!!
How will this change the 2019 Packers?
1 - Improved Pass Rush
2 - Starting Safety
3 - A starting right guard
NOTE:
NFL salary cap for 2019 season set at $188.2M. Once again, the NFL salary cap is going up. Officially, the salary cap for 2019 will be $188.2 million, per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. The cap will rise from the 2018 amount of $177.2M
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