Kurt Smith

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Kurt Smith
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1983-01-09) January 9, 1983 (age 37)
Memphis, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Chattanooga (TN) Baylor
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 2006  / Round: 6 / Pick: 188
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Kurt Smith (born January 9, 1983) is a former American football placekicker. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, pick 188. He played college football for the University of Virginia. His contract was waived after preseason in 2006 with the San Diego Chargers and cut in 2007 with the New Orleans Saints.

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High school career

Smith attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and won varsity letters in football as a kicker and punter and in soccer. [1]

College career

At Virginia, Smith served primarily as a kickoff specialist. In 2002, his last year of kicking field goals, he went 22-of-24. [2] In 2004, 43 of 70 kickoffs reached the end zone with 26 touchbacks. As a senior in 2005, Smith kicked off 66 times and 54 went to the end zone, resulting in 38 touchbacks (58 percent). [3] In the 2005 Music City Bowl against Minnesota, he had three tackles. [1]

Professional career

Smith was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. [4] He was cut, then signed with the Saints in the 2007 offseason to compete with John Carney before both were released. On July 27, Kurt signed with the Seattle Seahawks. [5] He was released by the team exactly one month later.

Post-football career

Smith currently serves as VP of Product and Strategy for the ecommerce company FastSpring. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chapin, Bill (December 31, 2005). "Chattanooga's Kurt Smith Saved Bowl Game For Virginia". The Chattanoogan . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Smith's leg lands with Bolts". Ukiah Daily Journal . Associated Press. May 1, 2006. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Savage, Denis (April 30, 2006). "Chargers add OT Jeromey Clary, K Kurt Smith". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Crowley, Stan (May 1, 2006). "Hixson's Daniel Bullocks, Baylor's Kurt Smith Taken In NFL Draft". The Chattanoogan . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ Farnsworth, Clare (July 27, 2007). "Ex-Husky Cooper released; rookie kicker signed". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "FastSpring Announces Release of Upgraded Interface and User Experience". PRWeb. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.


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