Chris Smith (safety) explained

Chris Smith
Birth Date:3 June 1985
Birth Place:Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Number:39
Import:yes
Position1:Safety
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:215
College:Florida International
High School:Gainesville
(Gainesville, Florida)
Nfldraftedyear:2007
Nfldraftedround:Undrafted
Playing Years1:2007
Playing Team1:Philadelphia Eagles
Playing Years2:2008
Playing Team2:Montreal Alouettes
Career Footnotes:*Off-season or practice roster only
Cfl:1761
Nfl:SMI141725

Chris Smith (born June 3, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life

Smith attended Gainesville High School, where he earned all-state honors as a senior in football and also lettered in baseball and basketball.[1] Smith played college football for Florida International University from 2003 to 2006, where he studied criminal justice. He finished college with 178 tackles and 12 tackles for a loss, a sack and one interception. Smith was one of two players who were dismissed from the Golden Panthers for their involvement in the Miami-FIU brawl that occurred on October 14, 2006 in a game against Miami Hurricanes football in what had been intended as the first of annual cross-town series between the Miami teams.[2] [3]

Professional career

Smith went undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft but was signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 30, 2007, and played in the pre-season but was ultimately released on August 27.

In June 2008, the Montreal Alouettes signed Smith to the practice roster. On July 31, 2008, he played in his first regular season game and started at safety the following week. He ultimately played in nine games of the 2008 CFL season before returning to the practice roster at the end of the year.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Smith. NFL Draft Scout. 2009-02-11.
  2. News: Suspensions dished out to 31 players after Miami-Florida International brawl. 2006-10-17. USA Today. 2009-02-11.
  3. News: Miami, FIU extend brawl punishments. 2006-10-15. SportingNews.com. 2009-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090104083406/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?p=1250765. 2009-01-04. dead.
  4. Web site: Chris Smith. Player Roster. Montreal Alouettes Football Club. 2009-02-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081028163047/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/roster/show/id/1761. 2008-10-28.