Lee Smith flirted with retirement last offseason, but instead he wound up traded away from the Buffalo Bills and playing his final season with the Atlanta Falcons. We had seen social media posts after the final game of the Falcons’ season that indicated that Smith was going to retire for real this offseason, and now he’s made it official.
The 34-year-old caps off an 11 year career spent with the Bills, Raiders and Falcons, finishing with 73 catches for 523 yards and 11 touchdowns. Those stats don’t tell the full story, obviously, because Smith’s been known his entire career for his blocking, and that’s something he was excellent at up until the very end.