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Tampa Bay Buccaneers place DE Jacquies Smith on PUP list ahead of training camp

By The Sports Xchange
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) passes up the center with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Jacquies Smith (56) rushing during the second quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. File photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) passes up the center with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Jacquies Smith (56) rushing during the second quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. File photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed defensive end Jacquies Smith on the physically unable to perform list Wednesday ahead of training camp as he recovers from a torn ACL last season.

The Bucs open camp on Friday morning.

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The 27-year-old Smith suffered the injury to his right knee while attempting to cover a punt in the first quarter of a season-opening win at Atlanta last season.

The 6-foot-2, 260-pound Smith recorded 13.5 sacks in 27 games during the 2014-15 seasons.

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