On August 31, 2014, the Pittsburgh Steelers waived rookie linebacker Howard Jones, a Division II pass-rushing prospect they had signed out of Shepherd University. Jones then signed with the Steelers' practice squad and spent his entire rookie season with that crew.
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Nine days after Jones was cut, the Buffalo Bills waived defensive end Jacquies Smith, a former undrafted free agent out of Missouri who had been on their practice squad the year before. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers swooped in, claiming Smith off waivers and putting him on their active roster.