Earlier today, it was announced that former Green Bay Packers safety Micah Hyde has announced his retirement from the NFL. In a recent article about his announcement, it was stated that many Packers fans still followed Hyde and other former players after they left Green Bay because of the grit and determination with which they played the game.
The same can be said of players who quit on the Packers. Fans still follow their careers in hopes that they continue to make a fool of themselves and their current teams.
One of these players, and perhaps the best recent example, is current Detroit Lions pass rusher Za’Darius Smith.
And his latest social media post had the Green Bay faithful laughing hysterically at his expense.
Former Green Bay Packers Pass Rusher Za’Darius Smith Shows Off an NFC North Division Championship Ring
There is a reason Green Bay is known as Titletown. With 13 NFL titles, which includes four Super Bowl victories, the Packers have more championships than any team in league history. While winning divisions and playoff games are nice, the only thing that matters is winning it all.
Green Bay does not hang banners for division championships. They do not commemorate NFC Championship appearances. They only recognize and remember league titles.
Which is why Smith’s latest social media post was seen as absolutely pathetic by Packers fans:
Did Za’Darius Smith post a division championship ring to his IG while in Cancun??? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7lKlueT0pQ
— CheeseheadTV 🧀 (@cheeseheadtv) January 28, 2025
As one can see, the Lions had NFC North Championship rings made for their players after a successful 15-2 regular season gave them their second consecutive division title.
Last year, they won the North for the first time, and it was their first division championship since 1993.
This postseason, they were sent home in the Divisional Round, their first playoff game of the year, by the Washington Commanders.
In other words, they won the same number of playoff games as the Packers: zero.
Green Bay Packers Fans Roast Za’Darius Smith and the Detroit Lions
As mentioned, Packers fans only care about Super Bowls, just like the organization does. Seeing a former player so excited about a division championship ring, posted from vacation on a beach, was too easy to make fun of:
LMFAOOOO this is so corny https://t.co/Exp5nSqBZf
— Offszn | Agendas Loading (@Ferd_Turgeson) January 28, 2025
Dawg is this real? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/z4P9pD01CX
— Novembers Very Own 🥃 (@Ohits_CHANDO) January 28, 2025
Lions made division championship rings lmao. Poverty franchise https://t.co/Vi2KK1z6E6
— #++*jake*++# (@j4ke_b) January 28, 2025
Having a banner for winning a division/making the playoffs is bad enough, but how about a division championship ring????? https://t.co/kk8DBMXoWg
— Jon Iaccino (@ji711) January 28, 2025
Division championship ring hahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahah
Lions, forever and always a poverty franchise https://t.co/sib6fT9Gg4
— steve (@stevetzemis) January 28, 2025
Not only have they only begun seeing success in the division just recently, the Lions also have not won an NFL Championship since 1957.
Division titles are all they have.
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