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The former NFL linebacker played for his new boss Mike Pettine in Baltimore."Matt LaFleur's coaching staff is coming together this week Color Rush Ty Summers Jersey , and on Friday he made another hire on the defensive side of the room. A few days after bringing Kirk Olivadotti in board as the Green Bay Packers' inside linebackers coach, LaFleur now has his man for the edge rushers. The Packers announced the hiring of Mike Smith on Friday evening, and no, this is not the same Mike Smith who recently coached the Atlanta Falcons for several years. This Mike Smith spent the last few years with the Kansas City Chiefs, first as the team’s assistant defensive line coach in 2016 and 2017 before taking over as outside linebackers coach in 2018. The Chiefs have operated in a 3-4 scheme similar to the Packers' under defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, so Smith's experience should translate well to Green Bay. Smith's efforts in helping his team generate a pass rush were successful in 2018 Cheap Ty Summers Jersey , as the Chiefs tied for the league lead in the regular season with 52 sacks, many of those coming from Smith's unit. Defensive tackle Chris Jones led the team with 15.5, but edge rushers Dee Ford and Justin Houston pitched in 13 and nine, respectively.In addition to coaching linebackers, Smith also played the position at Texas Tech and was a seventh-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 2005. He spent three seasons with Baltimore, ending each year on injured reserve and missing the entire 2007 season with a shoulder injury. That time with the Ravens represents a clear connection to his new boss Ty Summers Jersey Womens , Pettine, who was the Ravens’ outside linebackers coach during that period. In fact, the two are very close to one another, as Pettine calls Smith “one of my best friends.”Click here for a full list of the Packers’ coaching staff as it comes together. So will the emergency conference call of the NFL’s Competition Committee that resulted in in no changes to the roughing the passer rules change the roughing the passer rules? Well, we’ll see.I say that not because I’m channeling Bill Belichick, but because there’s very real uncertainty as to what will happen Ty Summers Green Bay Packers Jersey , given an apparent disconnect between the Competition Committee and the league office.Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Competition Committee wants the referees to call roughing the passer only when it’s obvious, deferring to the league office to levy fines against players who are determined after the fact to have crossed the line. But that may not be how it plays out on Sunday and Monday night.According to the source, NFL senior V.P. of officiating Al Riveron informed the referees on a Saturday conference call that they should continue to call roughing the passer if they see roughing the passer, and if they believe it is roughing the passer. In order words, Riveron did not tell the referees to back off Aaron Rodgers Jersey , in any way.And therein lies the potential conflict between the committee that crafted the point of emphasis as part of the normal rule-making process in the spring and that now apparently wants to adjust it on the fly. It could lay the foundation for potential friction between the league office and the Competition Committee, if the referees proceed as instructed by Riveron and call what they see, uninfluenced by the consternation from coaches, players, fans, and media about the effort to ensure that the league’s starting quarterbacks will be able to continue to play quarterback without being injured by defensive players who are trying to knock them out of games by crushing their chests or busting their shoulders.Where it goes from here will hinge in large part on whether: (1) Sunday’s games involve hits that are close to the line; and (2) the referees opt to throw flags if they think a hit crosses the line. If the close calls continue Clay Matthews Jersey , the biggest story of the season so far could continue to get bigger.