RELEASED Jaylon Smith released

[Floatyworm]

Said it before...and I will say it again....LVE and Kellen will lead us to a Super Bowl. Today was a big step in that coming true.

 

[Hoofbite]

It was guaranteed in March

So no change from cutting him then and now?

 

[Mannix]

He just wasn’t a difference maker anymore

Anymore??????

 

[Stash]

I think they got bit on Miles Austin, MB3 and Crawford as well. It's a good idea, but you got to be right, and we often aren't.

Jarwin might be another one. Jury's still out.

 

[Parcells4Life]

So no change from cutting him then and now?

Nope. This is about young players like Gholston and the FAs like Neal stepping up

 

[HowardC]

Let’s all reminisce..
https://twitter.com/pettyhardaway30/status/1445556539377405952?s=21

So bad.

 

[Avery]

It’s pretty apparent that his athleticism got him by at ND, the injury robbed him of that and his warts were more exposed.

He’s not a bad guy and the hate against him is only because he’s overpaid, but he’s a fringe NFL player who simply doesn’t have the instincts or burst to be a difference maker.

Perhaps he can find another team and contribute, but Dallas simply isn’t that place.

 

[CWR]

He made the opening day roster. His 2021 salary is now guaranteed, no?

Yes but if he gets hurt and it carries over to the offseason his 2022 salary also becomes guaranteed.

 

[TheDude]

This may be a new day in team mgmt.

Awesome news

 

[KJJ]

Anthony Brown has no where to hide now...

One thing Anthony Brown has going for him he was a late round pick who fans didn’t have high expectations for and he doesn’t swipe when he makes a routine play.

 

[CWR]

Jarwin might be another one. Jury's still out.

He is, we need to cut him and try to retain Schultz.

 

[Floatyworm]

Only question I have is....how long was this in the back of the organization's mind...that this move had to be made? I kind of got the feeling something was in the works after watching him struggle @ DE...trying to fill in for D-Law.

 

[CWR]

Said it before...and I will say it again....LVE and Kellen will lead us to a Super Bowl. Today was a big step in that coming true.

You dont have much track record accurately forecasting the future bud.

 

[AKATheRake]

That should send as strong a message to the team as any.

They didn't even want to keep him as depth.

He was obviously trying to be the leader voice in the locker room and they clearly want Parson's and Diggs to be it.

DLaw will be shed next year.

 

[DuncanIso]

Terrible news.

 

[CWR]

PFF
@PFF

The #Cowboys have released LB Jaylon Smith per
@AdamSchefter
Smith: 69.5 grade in 2021 (11th among LBs, min. 100 snaps)

 

[Tussinman]

He made the opening day roster. His 2021 salary is now guaranteed, no?

He had to make the 2021 opening roster because if he didn't then he would simply say it was a result of the January 2021 wrist surgery and then claim an injury settlement which would of been his entire 2021 salary. The way his contract was written protects his 2021 and 2022 salary on the basis of injuries/surgeries from the previous season.

So no change from cutting him then and now?

Correct. That was the point the tweet was making in regards to people asking "if he's this awful then why wasn't he cut after the draft"

 

[T-RO]

As for the timing of this decision, this might have been factor:
https://cowboyszone.com/threads/roster-crunch-impacts-decisions-today-week-thru-october.485312/

 

[TheDude]

Dude just paid $500k for the number 9

That alone proved he was a moron

 

[buybuydandavis]

A guy here makes the most sensible argument I've seen: the risk of Jaylon's money for future years getting injury guaranteed is just too much more than any benefit he might bring as a down roster LB. We had too many other cheaper LBs showing so much that it just wasn't worth the risk anymore.