Team hosting DE Chris Smith (Update: SIGNED 1 year deal)

[Untouchable]

His length and versatility make sense.

EDIT:  I'll add this because I'm trying to get a sense of the players the staff likes, his athletic profile from the 2014 draft is below.  Better athlete than 76% of players in NFL.

Height	6010
Weight	266
Arms	34.125
Hands	9.5
Wing	83.125
40 yd	4.66
10 yd	1.66
Shuttle	4.46
3 Cone	7.37
BP	28
Vertical	37
Broad	10.08

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[Khyber53]

Seems like the guy had a bad break in life last season. Here's hoping some good heads his way.

[Waldo]

Another sub 270 DE. Sounds like a solid pickup if Addision walks as expected. At least I guess.

[LinvilleGorge]

His length? He's 6'1". 8.5 career sacks over the course of six seasons. Looks like camp fodder with a chance to maybe get a roster spot.

[Waldo]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

His length? He's 6'1". 8.5 career sacks over the course of six seasons. Looks like camp fodder with a chance to maybe get a roster spot.

I expect we will see a lot of these types of guys. Give them a chance but also easy to move on from. We need a ton of them this year if we aren't throwing stupid money around in free agency.

[Untouchable]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

His length? He's 6'1". 8.5 career sacks over the course of six seasons. Looks like camp fodder with a chance to maybe get a roster spot.

34-1/8" arms @ 6'1" is great length yes.  And yes, he shouldn't be viewed as anything but potentially a depth piece.

EDIT:  83-1/8" wingspan too

[WOW!!]

Here we go.. Dollar tree shopping players..

[cookinbrak]

Y'all do realize that "camp bodies" get paid and count against the salary cap? 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Waldo said:

I expect we will see a lot of these types of guys. Give them a chance but also easy to move on from. We need a ton of them this year if we aren't throwing stupid money around in free agency.

Yep. At the end of the day, we gotta field a roster somehow.

[Untouchable]

6 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

Y'all do realize that "camp bodies" get paid and count against the salary cap? 

Only if they get a signing bonus.

[WOW!!]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yep. At the end of the day, we gotta field a roster somehow.

Well if this was the plan we should still have alot of the AFL players numbers.. So we can atleast field a expansion team..

[Black&BlueBubba]

33 minutes ago, Untouchable said:

34-1/8" arms @ 6'1" is great length yes.  And yes, he shouldn't viewed as anything but potentially a depth piece.

Geez. His knuckles must scrape the ground at 6’1”.  

[Black&BlueBubba]

37 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

Y'all do realize that "camp bodies" get paid and count against the salary cap? 

Not exactly.  On a certain date in the spring they take the top 51 salaries.  Camp bodies typically do not count against the cap. 
 

@stbugs   Please confirm actual figures.  

[MHS831]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

I expect we will see a lot of these types of guys. Give them a chance but also easy to move on from. We need a ton of them this year if we aren't throwing stupid money around in free agency.

In fairness, Charles Johnson was 6-2, but anyone can find an exception to a rule.