Former Ohio State defensive end Tyreke Smith was waived by the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

The #Seahawks are releasing Tyreke Smith, a former fifth-round LB from Ohio State, source said. Smith impressed during the preseason, now heads to waivers.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 20, 2023

The Seahawks drafted Smith in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft, but he spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve with a hip injury. He made his NFL regular-season debut against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, recording one tackle. Now subject to waivers, Smith can be claimed by any of the NFL’s other 31 teams; if he goes unclaimed, he could return to Seattle’s practice squad or join another team’s practice squad.