GREEN BAY -- Whether he winds up being the answer to a trivia question remains to be seen, but ex-Pittsburgh Steelers safety Anthony Smith on Friday became the first 2009 free agent to sign with the Green Bay Packers.

 And while he might end up just like linebacker Brandon Chillar (2008) and cornerback Frank Walker (2007) and be a free-agent class of one, his signing Friday at least got the Packers off the open market bench.

 An NFL source said Friday night Smith received a two-year deal that included a $100,000 signing bonus. Minnesota and Seattle had also shown an interest in him.

 The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Smith, 25, entered the league with the Steelers as a third-round pick from Syracuse in 2006, when new Packers safeties coach Darren Perry was his position coach.

 He started 14 games in his first two seasons in Pittsburgh's 3-4 defense, but after guaranteeing a victory against the then-undefeated New England Patriots -- and being beaten for not one but two touchdowns by quarterback Tom Brady, who trash-talked back at him after the first scoring pass -- in 2007, Smith landed in defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau's doghouse and spent last season as a backup, playing mostly on special teams.

 In turn, the Steelers opted not to tender him an offer as a restricted free agent when the market opened, making Smith free to sign with any team without the Steelers having the right to match an offer he received.

 In three seasons, Smith has tallied 106 tackles and four interceptions.

 Smith visited the Packers on Wednesday, one day after Cleveland free-agent safety Mike Adams came to Green Bay. Adams re-upped with the Browns Thursday night.

 The Packers' current starting safeties are first-time Pro Bowler Nick Collins and Atari Bigby, who is coming off an injury-plagued 2008 season. Bigby is a restricted free agent and received a second-round tender, but both players will be unrestricted free agents after the 2009 season (assuming a new collective bargaining agreement is reached between the NFL and the players association) and neither has played in a 3-4 before. Smith figures to push Bigby for the starting job alongside Collins.

 Meanwhile, backup safety Jarrett Bush, a key special-teams player and a restricted free agent himself, visited the Tennessee Titans Friday. Bush, who entered the league undrafted, received the low tender on Feb. 26, meaning the Packers have the right to match any offer he receives from the Titans but would receive no compensation if they didn't match the offer.