Jared Smith

Smith played college football for the New Hampshire Wildcats as a defensive tackle. Smith played very minimally in his freshman season, playing in only six games and recording eight tackles. In his sophomore season, Smith played in all thirteen games for New Hampshire and recorded 38 tackles, four sacks, and a blocked kick. During his sophomore year, Smith earned the 2010-11 CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. Smith posted similar stats in his junior season, posting 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and blocking another kick while playing in all 12 of the Wildcats' games.

Before Smith's senior season, he was placed on the inaugural Senior Bowl watch list.{{Cite web |title=Football's Jared Smith on inaugural Senior Bowl Watch List |url=http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20120824wjlevs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303175334/http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20120824wjlevs |archive-date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=University of New Hampshire Athletics}} During the season, Smith recorded 26 solo tackles with 14 assists while recording 4 sacks. After the season, Smith was announced as a member of the All-New England Team and the All-CAA First-team. Smith was also invited to play in the 2013 Texas vs. Nation All-Star Game,{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2013 |title=Football's Jared Smith to Play in Texas vs Nation All-Star Game |url=http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20130123i7mbli |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303175340/http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20130123i7mbli |archive-date=March 3, 2014 |access-date=February 15, 2014 |publisher=University of New Hampshire Athletics}} a game in which he recorded 2 sacks.

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On April 27, 2013, the Seattle Seahawks selected Smith with the 241st pick in the 2013 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Despite playing his entire college career on the defensive line, the Seahawks drafted Smith with the intent of using him on the offensive line. Jared Smith was added to the Seahawks active roster on September 12, 2013. On October 8, Smith was placed on season-ending IR. Despite spending the majority of the season on IR, Smith became a Super Bowl champion when the Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43–8 in Super Bowl XLVIII for their first Super Bowl in franchise history.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201402020den.htm |access-date=November 3, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Smith was released with an injury settlement by the Seahawks on March 24, 2015. He was later picked up by the Atlanta Falcons.

Smith was signed to the practice squad by the Atlanta Falcons on March 18, 2015.{{Cite web |title=FALCONS ADD MORE DEPTH TO OL WITH SMITH |url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Add-More-Depth-to-OL-With-Smith/a7d28b86-8301-4a30-8ed6-8463fe8ec145 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326024816/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Add-More-Depth-to-OL-With-Smith/a7d28b86-8301-4a30-8ed6-8463fe8ec145 |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=March 18, 2015}}

Smith was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. On August 23, 2016, Smith was waived/injured. After clearing waivers, Smith was placed on injured reserve.

Smith reached an undisclosed injury settlement with the Cowboys on September 5, 2016. Smith was subsequently removed from the team's injured reserve list.{{cite web | title=Jared Smith: Reaches injury settlement with Cowboys | website=CBSSports.com | date=2016-09-05 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jared-smith-reaches-injury-settlement-with-cowboys/ | access-date=2025-04-27}}

Smith lives in Texas and is a practicing real estate agent.{{Cite web |title=Smith tweet|url=https://twitter.com/unhsmitty90/status/800709531466629121 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417092506/https://twitter.com/unhsmitty90/status/800709531466629121 |archive-date=April 17, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2017}}

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