Overview
- The team announced the signing on Sept. 17, with contract length and financial terms not disclosed.
- Smith returns to the franchise that drafted him in 2015 after subsequent stops with the Packers and Steelers.
- Wise sustained a season-ending torn quadriceps in Week 2, and Smith visited the team for a workout before the deal.
- At 32, Smith is expected to bolster the edge rotation alongside Dorance Armstrong, Von Miller and Jacob Martin.
- He was released by Pittsburgh in February and remained unsigned until joining Washington this week.