Robaire Smith

Robaire Smith
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Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1977-11-15) November 15, 1977 (age 46)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Flint Northern (Flint, Michigan)
College:Michigan State
NFL draft:2000 / round: 6 / pick: 197
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:398
Sacks:21.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robaire Fredrick Smith (born November 15, 1977) is a former American football defensive end

High school and college career

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Smith was a Parade All-America selection as a senior at Flint Northern High School.[1] He earned first-team all-state honors with 92 tackles, 11 sacks and caught 17 passes for 297 yards and six touchdowns. He then attended Michigan State University[1] and ranks fifth on the Spartans' career list with 22 sacks and fourth in tackles for loss with 48. He finished his college career with 191 tackles, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

NFL career

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Smith was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round (197th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft.[2] In his rookie year, he played in eight games, recording six tackles, 2.5 sacks and one pass defensed. In 2001, he played in ten games, registering 16 tackles and two sacks. Smith signed with the Houston Texans in 2004 as an unrestricted free agent.[1] He was cut on September 3, 2006, and re-signed with the Titans on September 6, 2006. He signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns on March 16, 2007.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 TEN 7 0 6 5 1 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2001 TEN 10 0 7 5 2 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 TEN 16 2 34 25 9 2.5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 TEN 16 15 35 20 15 4.5 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 43 0
2004 HOU 16 16 52 32 20 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU 16 16 68 43 25 1.5 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0
2006 TEN 15 12 48 32 16 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2007 CLE 16 16 56 42 14 4.0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2008 CLE 2 2 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 CLE 15 15 62 43 19 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 CLE 5 5 25 13 12 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
134 99 398 265 133 21.0 44 0 0 0 0 21 1 3 46 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2002 TEN 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 TEN 2 2 5 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 2 7 3 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Personal life

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Smith married his long-time girlfriend Monek on March 13, 2007, in Jamaica. The two have four children together, including a set of identical twin boys.[4] His brother, Fernando Smith, played 7 seasons in the NFL.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cleveland Browns defensive end Robaire Smith returns to Michigan". Flint Journal. November 22, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Titans welcome Gage, Fowler into fold". USA Today. March 16, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Crennel acknowledges stealing signs common". ZWire.com. September 14, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2010.[permanent dead link]
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