Where is Preston Smith? Commanders' new pass rusher gets key update on status

Billy Heyen

Where is Preston Smith? Commanders' new pass rusher gets key update on status image

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The Washington Commanders made an exciting move to upgrade their pass rush this week.

They signed the veteran Preston Smith.

But it's a waiting game until Smith actually takes the field.

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Where is Preston Smith?

For Week 3 as the Commanders take on the Raiders, Smith is inactive.

The Commanders clearly feel he isn't up to speed yet in their system after signing in the middle of the week.

Once Smith is ready to go, it'll be a cool and useful reunion.

He originally played his first four NFL seasons in Washington.

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Then it was on to five-and-a-half seasons with the Green Bay Packers and half a season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Smith has 70.5 sacks in his NFL career. He has forced 10 fumbles and interception five passes while making 443 career tackles.

Now 32, Smith is likely a situational player, but he can still be useful once he gets onto the active Washington roster.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle