Packers Re-Signing Tremon Smith to Active Roster and Releasing Darrius Shepherd

It didn't take long for the front office and coaching staff to realize this guy's value.

The Green Bay Packers have announced the re-signing of kick returner and defensive back Tremon Smith to the active roster.

The Packers are re-signing KR/CB Tremon Smith to the active roster, according a source. They pondered this move last week but instead tried Chandon Sullivan as kick returner while sticking with Darrius Shepherd on punt returns. They will have to make... https://t.co/VKFEmYcJ9G
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) October 29, 2019

The signing of Smith indicates that the 7-1 Packers are not content with their current kick and punt return situations as Chandon Sullivan and Darrius Shepherd (who was released) have not done much to instill the Super Bowl contenders with confidence over the past few weeks.

Smith was the primary kick and punt returner for Green Bay from Weeks 3-5 after being claimed off waivers from Kansas City.

Tremon Smith was PFF's 2nd highest graded KR in 2018.

The Chiefs experimented with Smith on offense in the preseason with (4) snaps as a HB and (19) as a WR.

In 2018, 62 of 73 defensive snaps came as a slot corner.#GoPackGo https://t.co/01MQlUEyg1
— PFF GB Packers (@PFF_Packers) September 17, 2019

According to Pro Football Focus, Smith was the second-best kick returner during the 2018 season, receiving a grade of 90 on his way to earning PFWA All-Rookie Team honors.

Now that Smith is back in the fold, expect the Pack to look at him to make an impact on special teams.