The Washington Commanders are going into the rest of the season without veteran defensive end Deatrich Wise, who suffered a season-ending injury in Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers.
PITTSBURGH — A former Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher just received his next opportunity in the NFL. Defensive end Preston Smith was one of the team’s trade deadline acquisitions last season, but did not re-sign with the team for the 2025 season.
The Green Bay Packers demolished the Washington Commanders 27-18 on Thursday night last week. The win improved their record to 2-0 on the season, and they remain the only NFC North team without a loss yet this year.
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The Washington Commanders have made a move to strengthen their defense after losing Deatrich Wise to a season-ending injury. The team needed a pass-rushing boost, and it's found one in a familiar face.
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The Washington Commanders reunited with defensive end Preston Smith on Wednesday, signing the free agent to help a line that lost Deatrich Wise Jr. to injury for the season.
The Washington Commanders are seeking to bolster their defense. They have a pretty solid group of players, especially in the front seven, but you could never have too many pass rushers.
The Washington Commanders are already banged up, only two weeks in the NFL season, and have multiple season-ending injuries to key starters. The season goes on, however, and the Commanders need someone to step up in the place of Deatrich Wise, who left the Green Bay Packers game on a cart and was later ruled out for the season with a quad injury.
The Washington Commanders announced they have signed DE Preston Smith to a contract while placing CB Jonathan Jones on injured reserve to make room. Smith had a workout with the team yesterday and returns to where he started his career.
The Commanders need some help at defensive end after Deatrich Wise suffered a season-ending quad injury.
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Roster cuts following training camp and the preseason represents a time when a number of roster moves are made in the NFL. At or around that time, the Titans could be a team to watch closely.
The Tennessee Titans are roughly two weeks into training camp, and we are mere days away from seeing this group take the field for the first time in the preseason when the Titans travel to Tampa Bay to face the Buccaneers.
Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Titans are open to adding pass rush and corner in free agency before the season starts. Fowler names former Packers and Steelers OLB Preston Smith as a name to watch for the Titans.
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The Green Bay Packers’ lackluster pass rush last season stemmed from the lackluster production provided by their two biggest investments, Rashan Gary and Lukas Van Ness.
He remains unsigned in free agency.
Several teams have reportedly shown interest in signing Pittsburgh Steelers free-agent linebacker Preston Smith. A little more than two weeks after the Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran linebacker Preston Smith, it seems his market is already starting to heat up.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have shocked fans this offseason with some of the moves they've made, and more so with the ones they haven't. Fans, who were outraged by the end-of-season slump, wanted sweeping changes, heads to roll, and a blood sacrifice to be made.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had plenty of salary cap space entering the 2025 offseason, but general manager Omar Khan went out and made himself some more on Friday, with the release of veteran outside linebacker Preston Smith.
The Steelers have released veteran outside linebacker Preston Smith, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, clearing $13.4M in 2025 cap space and $14.1M in 2026.
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a bold move at the 2024 trade deadline, hoping Preston Smith would provide a veteran boost to their pass rush. Sending a seventh-round pick to the Green Bay Packers for Smith seemed like a low-risk, high-reward move at the time.
According to Tony Pauline, Steelers OLB Preston Smith is a likely cut candidate to save money for Pittsburgh this offseason. Pauline says he talked to
The Pittsburgh Steelers sit on top of the AFC North currently with a 7-2 record. After defeating the Washington Commanders 28-27 Sunday, the Steelers have continued to prove themselves.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are gearing up for their first divisional matchup of the season. They currently hold a half game lead over the Baltimore Ravens, so a win for either team in Week 11 gives them control of the AFC North.
For his first nine seasons as an NFL regular, new Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Preston Smith played in a 3-4 defense. He entered the league as a second-round pick of the Washington Redskins in 2015, when Washington played a 3-4 under defensive coordinator Joe Barry.
About an hour and a half before the NFL Trade Deadline on Tuesday afternoon, the Packers traded LB Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 7th round pick.
The 31-year-old has collected eight sacks or more in each of the last three seasons and ends his Packers career with 44 sacks over five-plus seasons.
Much of the Packers' success last season was thanks to their younger players, but one of their veterans believes he'll be just as big of a factor this season.
Preston Smith has been one heck of a pass rusher in the NFL for quite some time.
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