Overview
- Rookie kicker Trey Smack made every live kick he attempted and officially accounted for all nine Green Bay points in the preseason opener, which took place Thursday at Acrisure Stadium.
- Smack drilled multiple long field goals, including a 58-yard kick as time expired in the second quarter that cleanly split the uprights after an earlier 58-yarder was wiped out by a penalty.
- Coach Matt LaFleur said he overruled special teams coordinator Cam Achord to send Smack on a tough early kick and called the performance a bright spot for the team.
- Smack was the Packers’ sixth-round pick and their first drafted kicker since 2007 after the team parted ways with Brandon McManus in the offseason.
- Fans and media reacted enthusiastically on social media, but outlets and coaches note that preseason success is an early sign and that consistency across more preseason work and the regular season will determine Smack’s long-term role.