The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to be aggressive during the 2025 offseason, and to do that the organization needs to make moves to free up some cap space.

The Pittsburgh Steelers released outside linebacker Preston Smith, the team announced on Friday. Smith was traded by the Green Bay Packers to the Steelers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft at the trade deadline in October.

The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran edge defender Preston Smith on Friday in a move that was expected because of Smith’s impending $13.4 million salary cap hit for 2025. Acquired in a trade-deadline deal from the Green Bay Packers in early November,

The Steelers released outside linebacker Preston Smith on Friday, a move that saves them more than $13 million in 2025 cap space.