Minutes after the Raiders officially announced they had signed 4th round pick tight end Foster Moreau to his rookie contract, they parted ways with veteran tight end Lee Smith.
Smith spent the past four season with the Raiders as their punishing blocking tight end. Late last season they showed some loyalty to him by signing him to his $1.1 million 2019 roster bonus early. Only to cut him just over four months later.
They did the same thing with Jordy Nelson after the additions of Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams back in March.