Howard Smothers

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

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|position=Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman

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|height_in=5

|weight_lbs=290

|high_school=Jacksonville (FL) Jean Ribault

|college=Bethune-Cookman

|draftyear=1995

|draftround=7

|draftpick=248

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|afl=Howard_Smothers-1502

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Howard Smothers (born November 16, 1973) is an American former professional football offensive lineman who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Orlando Predators and Buffalo Destroyers. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL draft. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman and high school football at Jean Ribault High School.

Professional career

Smothers was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 248th pick in the 1995 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=June 6, 2015 |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}

Smothers played for the Orlando Predators in 1998.{{Cite web |title=Howard Smothers |url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/Howard_Smothers-1502/ |access-date=June 6, 2015 |publisher=arenafan.com}}

Smothers played for the Buffalo Destroyers from 1999 to 2000. He was released by the Destroyers on February 13, 2001.{{Cite web |title=Historical Team Transactions |url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=42 |access-date=June 6, 2015 |publisher=arenafan.com}}

Personal life

His son, Howard Smothers, played college football at Prairie View A&M University.{{Cite web |title=Howard Smothers |url=http://www.pvpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=891 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606200606/http://www.pvpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=891 |archive-date=June 6, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2015 |publisher=pvpanthers.com}}

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