by Ryan Wilson
Last February, the Eagles franchised tight end L.J. Smith even though he was coming off an injury-plagued 2007 season where he played in just 10 games, caught 22 passes for 236 yards and hauled in a lone touchdown.
But the team's 2003 second-round pick had been a key cog in Andy Reid's version of the West Coast offense, and seemed worth the average salary of the league's top-five tight ends, especially since it was just a one-year deal.
Ravens to Sign Smith to One-Year Deal originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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