Banged-up Commanders reunite with LB Smith

ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders person signed seasoned walk rusher Preston Smith, bolstering a antiaircraft enactment that conscionable mislaid 1 of its starters.

The Commanders announced Wednesday that cornerback Jonathan Jones was placed connected injured reserve to escaped up a roster spot for Smith, who returns to Washington aft spending the archetypal 4 seasons of his vocation with the franchise.

Smith should assistance offset the nonaccomplishment of antiaircraft extremity Deatrich Wise Jr., who was placed connected IR earlier this week aft suffering a season-ending torn near quadriceps successful a Week 2 nonaccomplishment astatine Green Bay.

Washington had signed Wise successful the offseason, wanting to fortify its tally defence with a almighty borderline setter.

Smith, 32, returns to the enactment that drafted him successful the 2nd circular successful 2015. He recorded 24.5 sacks with Washington earlier joining the Packers via escaped bureau successful 2019. He played for the Packers until they traded him to the Steelers for a seventh-round prime midway done past season.

Smith has 70.5 vocation sacks, with 44 coming during his clip with the Packers. He finished with 2 sacks successful 8 games past play for the Steelers.

At 6-foot-5 and 265 pounds, Smith offers versatility; helium tin unreserved from the extremity oregon wrong arsenic good arsenic from a stand-up position. He has played successful some four- and three-man fronts. The Commanders similar to usage antithetic fronts and enactment packages.