The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released veteran left tackle Donovan Smith on Tuesday.
The team selected Smith with a second-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, and he's started all 124 games in which he's played. He missed four games to injury in 2022 -- eight games in all in his eight seasons in Tampa.
By releasing Smith, the Buccaneers will save nearly $10 million in cap space, according to Spotrac.
Before the decision on Smith, the Buccaneers were $58.3 million over the salary cap, per OvertheCap.com.
Smith, 29, was entering the final season of a two-year, $31 million contract extension he signed in March 2021.