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Smith (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Smith was released by the Steelers in February and was without a team until inking a deal with the Commanders on Tuesday. He's a healthy scratch for Week 3, but he should have enough time to learn the playbook and be available for Week 4 against the Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 28.
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The Steelers released Smith on Friday. Smith began last season with Green Bay before he was traded to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round draft pick in early November. The veteran pass rusher recorded a sack in his first game with the Steelers in Week 10 but didn't notch another one until Week 18. Smith generally underperformed during his half season with Pittsburgh to the extent that he was a healthy scratch for the team's wild-card loss to Baltimore. By parting ways with Smith, the Steelers will clear $12 million in cap space for next season, per Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Smith tallied 32 total tackles (12 solo), including 4.5 sacks, over 17 regular-season games with the Packers and Steelers in 2024. Smith was traded from the Packers to the Steelers in early November, but he was actually more productive during his time in Green Bay. The veteran pass rusher recorded six more tackles and 0.5 more sacks as a Packer, playing 138 additional defensive snaps despite appearing in only one more game. Smith's time in Pittsburgh may also be nearing an end, as he was a healthy scratch in two of the team's final three games this season. However, Smith remains under contract through 2026, so he could very well stay in Pittsburgh and serve as a rotational edge rusher next season.
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Smith (coach's decision) is inactive for Saturday's wild-card game against the Ravens, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports. Smith was acquired by the Steelers from the Packers in early November, and across eight regular-season games he posted 13 tackles (six solo), including 2.0 sacks. However, the veteran edge rusher will be sidelined for Saturday's contest, which means Nick Herbig and Jeremiah Moon will serve as the backups behind starters T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.
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Smith recorded three solo tackles, including 1.0 sacks and an additional tackle for a loss, in Sunday's 28-27 win over the Commanders. The outside linebacker played Sunday after getting traded to the Steelers on Tuesday. Now, with Alex Highsmith dealing with a potentially serious ankle injury, Smith may be in line to see more snaps. The veteran had 19 tackles (six solo), including 2.5 sacks, in nine games with the Packers this season.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *2 | @GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | LV | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | @ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @LAC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | CHI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @KC | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | SEA | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @MIA | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | DEN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | @NYG | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/20 | Philadelphia | 22 |
| 17 | 12/25 | Dallas | 12 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @Philadelphia | 22 |