The Dallas Cowboys made a surprising cut on Tuesday night, as the team released former Pro Bowl linebacker Jaylon Smith (causing a $16.6M dead cap hit in the process)—which raises the question of whether the Indianapolis Colts should be interested:
In-season surprise: Cowboys released LB Jaylon Smith, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 6, 2021
Now, Smith came off of a somewhat underwhelming 2020 campaign, but he actually graded out very well so far this season for the Cowboys.