This offseason, the biggest contract the Bengals watched one of their own free agents take from another team was not given to Russell Bodine, Andre Smith, or even AJ McCarron.
Chris Smith got more total money on the open market than any Bengal of 2017 who the team did not retain. This made some sense, because Smith was arguably the most effective player the Bengals lost this offseason based on 2017 performances.
At 6-1 and 265 pounds, Smith was probably the smallest defensive lineman to play a primarily inside role in the NFL last year.