Za'Darius Smith Still Irate at Packers: 'They Lied,' They Didn't Diagnose a Bulging Disc

"The veteran defender explained that he had been hampered by a back injury. Initially, the medical staff didn’t tell him about a bulge in his back after an evaluation. Smith got a second opinion from Dr. Robert Watkins, and learned that he indeed was dealing with a bulge in his back, which was causing nerve issues.

Smith flew out to California for this evaluation, which did not go over well with the Packers. When he returned out to California to have surgery, the Packers fined him every day he was gone."