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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 1036088" data-attributes="member: 10247"><p>I don't think anyone expected Smith to last this long but I said when he signed his last deal it was one that could keep him with the Packers through its entirety and as long as his production holds it still might.  It wasn't one of those balloon type deals that hits the last two years with huge cap numbers. At 17.5 and 18.2 his hits for 25 and 26 are not terrible.   Recent events with Aaron Jones may forecast a different outcome however.  Jones took a reduction in compensation for one year and the Packers asked him to take even more the following year.  Smith took a 2.5 million dollar reduction for this year but like Jones the last two years did not change.  Could Smith be in for a similar fate?   Working against him of course will be his age and any younger guys trying to take his spot.  Given that he will be older it would not surprise me if he would be willing to agree to further pay cuts.  One thing I am fairly sure of is that as long as he is here he will be the oldest player on the team and I am fine with that.  He's been steady, reliable and a leader.  Sometimes those guys are worth paying a bit more for.  Apparently it wasn't in Jones' case but there were extenuating circumstances.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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