Jets released S Eric Smith.
Smith was signed for an affordable $2.4 million next season, but may have been cut loose even if the Jets didn't have one of the worst salary-cap situations in football. A month shy of his 30th birthday, Smith was a part-time player in 2012, and didn't play at a high level for the 329 snaps he was on the field for. He'll get a chance to latch on somewhere in camp, but it's not guarantee he'll be a part of someone's Week 1 53-man roster.