Bills release LB Andre Smith

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Philo]

Guess they liked what they saw out of Baylon Spector?

[damj]

Damn! Another jersey down the drain. 

[co_springs_billsfan]

Just now, damj said:

Damn! Another jersey down the drain. 

Don't throw it away.  I'm sure the Bills will sign another "Smith" at some point.

[Jerry Jabber]

Making a spot for Tre White?

[UKBillFan]

His ban was for six games, wasn't it? We basically kept him on board until he could play again and have now allowed him to find another team.

[4merper4mer]

4 minutes ago, damj said:

Damn! Another jersey down the drain. 

Smith is a common name.  Hang onto it.

3 minutes ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

Don't throw it away.  I'm sure the Bills will sign another "Smith" at some point.

Oops beat me to it.

[jkeerie]

I believe this frees up some cap space...not a great deal but a bit over 700K.

[Motorin']

3 minutes ago, Jerry Jabber said:

Making a spot for Tre White?

 

I don't think Smith was counted against the roster. So not sure if would free up a space. 

[WMDman]

I bet he ends up on the PS at some point

[jkeerie]

2 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

I don't think Smith was counted against the roster. So not sure if would free up a space. 

According to Spotrac, suspended, injured reserve, PUP, PS all count against the cap.

[ColoradoBills]

4 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

I believe this frees up some cap space...not a great deal but a bit over 700K.

 

Yes, it does.  Every little bit counts this year.

It wouldn't shock me if he works his way onto the PS.

[Freddie's Dead]

Saw this coming.  This ain't the Cheats, we don't stand for that PED *****.

[mrags]

Wasn’t Smith projected to be a contender for Edmunds replacement? Or was that Dodson? 

[Big Turk]

10 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

His ban was for six games, wasn't it? We basically kept him on board until he could play again and have now allowed him to find another team.

 

Probably wanted to see how things looked injury wise after 6 weeks...didn't need to make any sort of roster move at the time, so why wouldn't you let things play out and see how the season started?

[wppete]

Making a spot for McCafrey or OBJ. #9 will look good on either of them. 

[PromoTheRobot]

 

[boyst]

5 minutes ago, mrags said:

Wasn’t Smith projected to be a contender for Edmunds replacement? Or was that Dodson? 

Dobson

 

Smith was good on special teams and made a few big plays late last year and against NE* in the playoffs.

[Motorin']

15 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

According to Spotrac, suspended, injured reserve, PUP, PS all count against the cap.

 

Gotcha, I thought we were talking about freeing up a spot on the 53 man roster though. 

[Warriorspikes51]

Wait, I didn't think he was taking a spot on the 53?