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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | American Fork, Utah, U.S. | January 18, 1975||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | American Fork | ||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80 | ||||||
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Smith also played for the San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins.
At Arizona State University, Smith was good friends with Pat Tillman and was a teammate to Jake Plummer.
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