Preston Smith, an inside lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was released on Friday, the team announced. At the trade date in October, the Green Bay Packers traded Smith to the Steelers in exchange for a draft pick in the seventh round.
Smith, who turns 33 in November, produced 2.0 baskets, eight pressures and a fumble recovery over eight regular season games and 161 defensive snaps after the business to the Steelers. He was a good scratch in two of the team’s final three games, including the Steelers ‘ playoff defeat to the Baltimore Ravens.
Smith’s base salary was scheduled to be$ 12 million in 2025. The Steelers will clear his entire$ 13.4 million cap hit off the team’s books for 2025 and$ 14.1 million more for 2026.
In 2025, the Packers will still owe the team$ 9.88 million in the form of dead income. When the Packers traded him to Pittsburgh, his nonrefundable filing benefit increased to the group’s cover for 2025.
Smith. who played 91 regular-season activities for the Packers over the course of six months before signing as a free adviser in Green Bay in 2019. He produced 44.0 buckets, 42 tackles for loss and 96 player strikes while in Green Bay. Smith also appeared in seven playoff game, producing 4.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hits.
Retaining former Packers defensive player Dean Lowry and saving$ 2.5 million is another option if the Steelers want to clean more cap room for 2025.