Current Agreement Lee Smith agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills on a three-year, $9,000,000 contract, with $4,400,000 guaranteed and an average yearly salary of $3,000,000. He has been voted into his second consecutive Pro Bowl after recording 99 tackles, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions during the 2018 season. His $4,400,000 guarantee makes him the highest paid linebacker in the NFL. Lee Smith made his first career start at middle linebacker for the Bills last year when Rex Ryan named him as a replacement late in Week 14 vs New York Jets. He finished that game with 7 tackles before being benched in favor of Preston Brown in Week 15. Overall, he had 72 tackles in 16 games (six starts). He entered the NFL as a first-round pick (22nd overall) of the Bills in the 2007 NFL Draft. Lee Smith started every game at middle linebacker for the Bills from 2008-2017 before being replaced by Kyle Van Noy this past offseason. In those years, he played on two Super Bowl winners: 2012 Broncos and 2017 Ravens. In 2018, Lee Smith recorded 99 tackles (7 for loss), 2 sacks, and two interceptions. He was voted into his second consecutive Pro Bowl after finishing second in the voting for NFL Defensive Player of the Year.