Oakland CB Smith reportedly loses starting job

• Steve Wyche of NFL.com reports Oakland Raiders cornerback Sean Smith has lost his starting job at left cornerback to T.J. Carrie. The Raiders signed Smith to a four-year, $40 million contract just a year ago. Carrie was a seventh-round pick in the 2014 draft out of Ohio.
• In his first year with the Raiders, Smith graded as the 16th-best cornerback in the NFL, with a grade of 83.5. Smith has a knack for getting his hands on the ball, ranking 20th in playmaker index by securing either a pass-deflection or interception on 14.9 percent of targets into his coverage.
• From a production standpoint however, there is room for improvement as he ranked 98th out of 117 qualifying cornerbacks in yards per coverage snap allowed at 1.52. He also gave up seven touchdowns, which was the second-highest total among cornerbacks.
• New starter Carrie earned an overall grade of 74.1, which ranked 49th and gave up a catch rate of just 51.5 percent, which was the ninth-lowest among cornerbacks.

Editors Note: Smith was arrested on Thursday, as reported by TMZ.