Eric Smedley

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Eric Smedley

| number = 40

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|23}}

| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 199

| high_school = Capital
(Charleston, West Virginia)

| college = Indiana

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 249

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1996|1998}})
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1999}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 35

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 2.0

| pfr = SmedEr20

}}

Eric Alan Smedley (born July 23, 1973) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 7th round (249th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft after playing college football for Indiana University.{{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 four seasons in the NFL, three for the Buffalo Bills and one for the Indianapolis Colts.