Packers add depth at tight end by signing veteran Jonnu Smith to 1-year
deal
[August 28, 2026]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have
addressed their depth issues at tight end by signing veteran Jonnu Smith
to a one-year contract.
Rosenhaus Sports, which represents Smith, announced the signing in a
social media post on Thursday. |
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jonnu Smith warms up before an NFL
football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore.
(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File) |
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Smith, 31, caught 38 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns
last season in 17 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who
released him in March. He has 345 receptions for 3,529 yards and
30 touchdowns in his career.
Green Bay expects starting tight end Tucker Kraft to be
available for the start of the regular season after he tore his
right anterior cruciate ligament last November, but the Packers
lacked proven options behind him while Luke Musgrave recovers
from a neck injury.
Smith made the Pro Bowl in 2024 while catching 88 passes for 884
yards and eight touchdowns with the Miami Dolphins, setting or
matching career highs in all three categories.
Green Bay will be his fifth team in as many seasons. He played
for New England from 2021-22 and was with Atlanta in 2023 before
going to Miami two years ago and Pittsburgh last season.
He spent his first four seasons with the Tennessee Titans, who
selected him out of Florida International in the third round of
the 2017 draft.
Smith now gets a chance to back up Kraft, who caught 32 passes
for 489 yards and six touchdowns in eight games before getting
injured last season.
Green Bay also returns Josh Whyle, who caught five passes for 36
yards and one touchdown in eight games for Green Bay last
season. Another Green Bay tight end is Drake Dabney, who played
two games in 2025.
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