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Jaylon Smith officially signs with Packers

How is this for a landing spot?

Former Notre Dame star Jaylon Smith was released earlier this week by the Dallas Cowboys but wasn’t out of work long.  After speculation Wednesday had him connected to the Green Bay Packers, Smith officially signed with the organization on Thursday.

Smith will wear number nine for the green and gold and make his Packers debut on Sunday as Green Bay travels to take on the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Smith had played in all 68 regular season Cowboys games since returning from his brutal knee injury that he suffered in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State.

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Jaylon Smith appears headed to Green Bay

Is this a good landing spot for Smith to succeed?

Former Notre Dame star linebacker Jaylon Smith was released by the Cowboys on Tuesday and on Wednesday plenty of speculation was had as to where his next NFL landing spot would be.  It appears Smith has found a new home that will be made official on Thursday.

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According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Smith is headed north to join the Green Bay Packers.  Rapoport revealed that information on Twitter late Wednesday afternoon.

The Packers are currently 3-1 and sit atop the NFC North standings.

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