Falcons Place Four Players On COVID-19 List

The Atlanta Falcons officially placed DT John Atkins, DE Kobe Jones, TE Lee Smith and C Willie Wright on the COVID-19 list Tuesday.

Smith, 33, is a former fifth-round pick of the Patriots back in 2011. After four years with the Bills, Smith signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Raiders back in 2015.

Smith was set to make a base $3 million base salary for the 2017 season when he agreed to a pay cut. He later signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Bills in May of last year. 

Smith was later traded to the Falcons this past March. He is entering the final year of his contract and will make a base salary of $1,900,000 next season. 

In 2020, Smith has appeared in two games for the Bills and caught one pass for one yard and one touchdown.