The Dallas Cowboys had a solid option at left tackle in Tyron Smith, but owner Jerry Jones said the team couldn't afford to keep him around with the chance that he hit his incentive deals on his contract, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Clarence Hill.
Smith, who is coming off a one-year, $6 million restructured contract with Dallas, entered free agency and signed a one-year deal worth up to $20 million with the New York Jets.
Though Smith will receive a base salary of just $6.5 million in New York, he will have the chance to make another $750,000 if he plays 38 percent of the snaps and can earn $12 million in total if he plays 68 percent of the Jets' offensive snaps.