The Most Important Packers: No. 30 — Trey Smack
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- Sports Money The Most Important Packers: No. 30 — Trey Smack By Rob Reischel,
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- Green Bay headed into the 2025 season with one of the NFL’s top rosters, then traded for star defensive end Micah Parsons 10 days before the year began.
Sports Money The Most Important Packers: No. 30 — Trey Smack By Rob Reischel,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Reischel is a Wisconsin-based reporter who covers the NFL.Follow Author Jun 29, 2026, 09:09am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary The Green Bay Packers endured a remarkably disappointing 2025 season, marked by repeated late-game collapses and a 9-8-1 record despite a talented roster and acquiring Micah Parsons. Coach Matt LaFleur faces immense pressure after the team blew a 21-3 playoff lead and finished with five straight losses. Now, as they look to rebound in 2026, the Packers are pinning significant hopes on rookie kicker Trey Smack. Drafted in the sixth round, Smack is tasked with stabilizing a position that has plagued Green Bay since Mason Crosby's departure. The team believes his college accuracy and composure under pressure will finally provide the consistency they desperately need.
The Green Bay Packers are banking on rookie kicker Trey Smack to stabilize a position that's been a problem area in recent seasons. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedThe Green Bay Packers were arguably the most disappointing team in football last year. And perhaps no one did less with more than Packers’ coach Matt LaFleur.