Jerome Smith (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}

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| current_team = Robert Morris Colonials

| position = Running backs coach

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| high_school = New Castle (DE) Pencader Charter

| height_ft = 6

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| weight_lbs = 226

| college = Syracuse

| undraftedyear = 2014

| pastteams =

• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})

| pastcoaching =

• Morgan State (2019–2021)
  Running backs coach & assistant special teams coordinator
• ASA Brooklyn (2022)
  Special teams coordinator & running backs coach
• Robert Morris (2023–present)
  Running backs coach

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Jerome Hassan Smith (born April 6, 1991) is a former American football running back and current college football coach. He is the running backs coach for Robert Morris University, a position he has held since 2023.{{Cite web |title=Jerome Smith - Football Coach |url=https://rmucolonials.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jerome-smith/1576 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Robert Morris University Athletics |language=en}} He was born in Chester, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Jerome Smith |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/17256/jerome-smith |website=www.espn.com |publisher=ESPN Enterprises, Inc. |access-date=11 November 2022}} and played college football at Syracuse University before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League in 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on December 24.{{Cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/12/jerome_smith_promoted_to_atlanta_falcons_active_roster_for_season_finale.html|title = Atlanta Falcons promote Jerome Smith to active roster for season finale|date = December 24, 2014}}

In 2015, Smith was on the Falcons pre-season roster but did not survive the final cuts to make the 53 man team. He is currently the Running Backs Coach at Morgan State University.[http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Reach-52-Man-Roster/7597ea7c-5788-4280-9657-a3b7aade9941 "FALCONS REACH 52-MAN ROSTER"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002442/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Reach-52-Man-Roster/7597ea7c-5788-4280-9657-a3b7aade9941 |date=November 7, 2017 }}, posted by staff, From the Branch; accessed September 5, 2015.