La Canfora reporting Steelers will release A. Smith

[BigRob]

Not a surprise, but seems like they are starting the real cuts now.

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Ravens are releasing CB Chris Carr and Steelers are releasing DL Aaron Smith #insideslant

[phillyesq]

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Not surprising, but like Ward, still sad. Aaron, like Hines, was a great Steeler.

I really hope that Aaron decides to retire and perhaps returns in a coaching role.

[grotonsteel]

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Steelers to release Aaron Smith. His agent, Peter Schaffer, says Smith has no hard feelings and that he "bleeds black and gold."



One of the greatest 3-4 DE ever. A right desicion but feeling sad about it.

Best of Luck #91. Maybe he comes back as a Steelers DL coach?

[focosteeler]

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Steelers to release Aaron Smith. His agent, Peter Schaffer, says Smith has no hard feelings and that he "bleeds black and gold."



One of the greatest 3-4 DE ever. A right desicion but feeling sad about it.

Best of Luck #91. Maybe he comes back as a Steelers DL coach?

I hope he comes back as a coach, he can work under Mitchell for a couple season and take over. I remember seeing a vid about Smith and Coach Mitchell said he wouldnt retire until Smith did.

[RuthlessBurgher]

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Thanks for the memories, big fella. A truly underrated stud. I hope he is now able to take more father-son time with Elijah now, since his son's leukemia is now in remission.

[Steelgal]

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Thanks for the memories, big fella. A truly underrated stud. I hope he is now able to take more father-son time with Elijah now, since his son's leukemia is now in remission.

Agreed, while I think he'd make a good coach I'm guessing after all that his family has been through, he'll want to take some time off.

[flippy]

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Best 3-4 DE of all time. I'm sure he's retiring. He has to right?

[hawaiiansteel]

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Best 3-4 DE of all time. I'm sure he's retiring. He has to right?

I would be shocked if Smitty decided to play another season elsewhere.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

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Aaron Smith - One of the best. You will be missed on Sunday at one!

[fordfixer]

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Thanks for the memories, big fella. A truly underrated stud. I hope he is now able to take more father-son time with Elijah now, since his son's leukemia is now in remission.

Agreed, while I think he'd make a good coach I'm guessing after all that his family has been through, he'll want to take some time off.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

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even when you know these cuts are coming, losing guys like hines and smitty really makes you appreciate the last 10 years.

I'm really pulling for these guys in whatever they choose to do.

[kindlecatsb'ng]

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Gosh, this is a crappy week.

Very nice article by Eddie B:
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Nothing but a great retirement for A. Smith! Wish him the best and it would be great if he came back as a coach (Hines, too).

Kindle

[Chadman]

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Got to give Colbert & Tomlin some wraps here.

This would be a hard week. These guys they are cutting are Steeler legends. These are the guys that the fans love. These guys have done it all for this team.

Tomlin & Colbert seem to be treating these guys with respect while still maintaining the "Steeler Way" of knowing when enough is enough.

There's no squabbles, no malcontent, no in-fighting...just respect, best wishes, press conferences to give glowing epitaphes to Steeler careers.

Maybe that's why the Steelers are just such a successful organisation?

Pretty sure when Farrior gets released, it'll be the same thing.

Aaron Smith...will be missed. Sometimes it's guys like this that make us so complacent about the job they have done. Same will likely be said about Casey Hampton when his time comes.

[Chucktownsteeler]

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Thanks for all the memories and great play, Aaron!

Now, Ben got us under the cap with his restructure and the cuts continue. Are they to afford Wallace or something else planned?

C-town

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: La Canfora reporting Steelers will release A. Smith

Aaron Smith is the next Steelers veteran to get cut

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 1, 2012



Another day, another longtime Steelers veteran thrown off board.

Jason La Canfora of NFL Network and Adam Schefter of ESPN report that the Steelers will cut Aaron Smith. This move is even less surprising than the news about Hines Ward coming out on Wednesday.

Smith has only played 15 games in the last three seasons. He may be one of the most underrated players of his generation, but there was simply no way the Steelers could keep him at his current salary at 35 years old.

Unlike Ward, we wouldn’t be shocked if Smith returns to the team at a cheaper price if he still wants to play football and can prove he’s healthy in the summer.

If Smith doesn’t play again, he’ll go down as one of the best 3-4 defensive ends of the last decade.

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