The Green Bay Packers broke from the long-term status quo this week, making a splash in free agency like few times in franchise history. Pass-rusher Preston Smith and safety Adrian Amos were two of the Packers' most significant acquisitions, and the team gave Cheeseheads across the globe a glimpse of what's to come on the field going forward with these awesome highlight videos of its new starting defenders.

Smith agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal with Green Bay on Tuesday. The four-year pro had previously spent the entirety of his career with the Washington Redskins, racking up a total of 24 and-a-half sacks and 59 quarterback hits.

“I feel like I have a great combination of speed and length and power,” Smith says, per the team website. “So I can mix my game up. I can beat you around the edge with speed, I can power through you. I’ve got inside moves, I feel like. And I feel like I have a lot of different moves to go out there and be effective.”

Amos, meanwhile, signed a four-year, $37 million contract with the Packers. The 25-year-old had been a starter for Chicago since the team selected him in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft. He enjoyed perhaps the best season of his career in 2018, notching career-highs across the board with 73 tackles, nine passes defended, and two interceptions.

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Smith and Amos aren't the only impact defenders the Packers added this week. Arguably the biggest prize among them all is pass-rusher Za-Darius Smith, who came into his own last season with the Baltimore Ravens by accounting for eight-and-a-half sacks, 25 quarterback hits, and 10 tackles for loss.