The Raiders and tight end Lee Smith have agreed to a revised contract, as Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal tweets. The new deal will give Smith more guaranteed money while reducing his base salary. The new deal also includes playing time incentives that will protect the team against injury. 
Initially, Smith was slated to make a $2.75MM base salary. He’ll now make $1MM along with a $1MM roster bonus, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets.
Smith suffered a broken bone in his lower leg in the team’s fourth game of the season last year, ending his season in October. Before 2016, the blocking specialist was largely healthy, but the Raiders still wanted some protection in the event that he missed time again this year.
The Raiders signed Smith to a three-year, $9MM deal prior to the 2015 season, so he’ll be eligible for free agency in the spring of 2018.
At the time of his injury last year, Pro Football Focus rated Smith as the No. 5 run blocking tight end in the NFL.