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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1975-01-18)January 18, 1975 (age 50) American Fork, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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: 3rd round, 80th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Derek Mecham Smith (born January 18, 1975) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theWashington Redskins in the third round of the1997 NFL draft.[1] He playedcollege football for theArizona State Sun Devils.
Smith also played for theSan Francisco 49ers,San Diego Chargers andMiami Dolphins.
AtArizona State University, Smith was good friends withPat Tillman and was a teammate toJake Plummer.
Smith played for the Redskins for four years from 1997 to 2000.
Smith then signed with theSan Francisco 49ers in 2001. He played with the team through 2007 before being waived on February 19, 2008.[2]
On February 24, 2008, the Chargers signed Smith to a two-year contract.[3] He was released ten weeks into the regular season on November 12 afterrunning backMichael Bennett was claimed off waivers.
Smith was signed by theMiami Dolphins on December 22, 2008.[4]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
1997 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 87 | 59 | 28 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
1998 | WAS | 16 | 15 | 103 | 78 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 97 | 68 | 29 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | WAS | 16 | 14 | 89 | 72 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | SFO | 14 | 14 | 108 | 78 | 30 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
2002 | SFO | 16 | 16 | 113 | 84 | 29 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | SFO | 16 | 16 | 115 | 88 | 27 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2004 | SFO | 14 | 14 | 110 | 80 | 30 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
2005 | SFO | 16 | 16 | 116 | 90 | 26 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | SFO | 13 | 12 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SFO | 15 | 14 | 78 | 50 | 28 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
2008 | SDG | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
174 | 167 | 1,098 | 805 | 293 | 13.5 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 2 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
1999 | WAS | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | SFO | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | SFO | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |