Brady Smith (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brady Smith
| position = Defensive end
| number = 91
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|5}}
| birth_place = Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 274
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 70
| high_school = Barrington (Barrington, Illinois)
| college = Colorado State
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1996}}–{{NFL Year|1999}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 143
| statlabel2 = Tackles
| statvalue2 = 262
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 45.0
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue5 = 7
| pfr = SmitBr21
}}
Brady McKay Smith (born June 5, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1996 NFL draft. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams.
Smith also played for the Atlanta Falcons.
Professional career
=New Orleans Saints=
Smith was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for them from 1996 to 1999. During the four years he started 27 of 62 games, recording 91 tackles and 13 sacks.
=Atlanta Falcons=
Smith signed with the Atlanta Falcons before the 2000 season. He played for the team from 2000 to 2005. In the six years he started 78 of 81 games, recording 169 tackles, 32 sacks and an interception. He announced his retirement in 2006.
=NFL statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="2"| Fumbles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 1996 || NO
| 16 || 17 || 15 || 2 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1997 || NO
| 16 || 29 || 21 || 8 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1998 || NO
| 14 || 12 || 10 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1999 || NO
| 16 || 33 || 25 || 8 || 6.0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2000 || ATL
| 15 || 33 || 28 || 5 || 4.5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | |||||||||||
| 2001 || ATL
| 15 || 34 || 25 || 9 || 8.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 2002 || ATL
| 14 || 39 || 25 || 14 || 6.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2003 || ATL
| 16 || 25 || 24 || 1 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 2004 || ATL
| 16 || 30 || 25 || 5 || 6.0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 3 | |||||||||||
| 2005 || ATL
| 5 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Total{{cite web|title=Brady Smith Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1008/brady-smith|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=20 February 2014}} || 143 || 260 || 206 || 54 || 45.0 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 9 |
References
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Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Colorado State Rams football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players