Overview

• Smith remains one of the top free-agent edge rushers after his March release and has publicly stated he wants back with the Lions
• He contributed four sacks, 12 tackles and one pass defended in eight regular-season games after joining Detroit midseason
• Detroit released Smith to save salary cap space and has since re-signed Marcus Davenport and drafted Ahmed Hassanein as pass-rush depth
• Aidan Hutchinson has been cleared to resume football activities following last season’s tibia and fibula fractures
• With veterans like Smith expected to wait until training camp to sign, Detroit’s edge-rushing depth chart remains unsettled into the offseason