Kobe Smith
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kobe Smith
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| caption =
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| current_team =
| number = 96
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|23}}
| birth_place = Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 312
| high_school = Archer (Lawrenceville)
| college = South Carolina (2016–2019)
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- San Antonio Brahmas ({{XFL Year|2023}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- St. Louis Battlehawks ({{UFL Year|2024}})
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| pfr = SmitKo01
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Kobe A. Smith (born June 23, 1998) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/8
| weight = 312
| arm span = 32 3/4
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018627&DraftYear=2020 |title=Kobe Smith College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 2, 2025}}
}}
=Tennessee Titans=
After going unselected in the 2020 NFL draft, Smith was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on September 21.
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=
On October 20, 2020, Smith was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on February 9, 2021. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022. He was waived on May 16, 2022.{{cite web|title=Three Tryout Players Earn Contracts with Buccaneers|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-sign-three-players-rookie-mini-camp-roster-moves|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=May 16, 2022}}
=Philadelphia Eagles=
On July 26, 2022, Smith signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{cite web|title=Eagles sign DT Kobe Smith as Training Camp opens|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-training-camp-kobe-smith-noah-elliss|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=July 26, 2022}} He was waived/injured on August 30, 2022, and placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Eagles announce initial 53-man roster|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-initial-53-man-roster-202|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=August 30, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was released on September 8.
=Atlanta Falcons=
On October 10, 2022, Smith was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Bouda |first=Nate |date=2022-10-10 |title=Falcons Sign DL Kobe Smith To PS, Release DL Chris Hinton |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/falcons-sign-dl-kobe-smith-to-ps-release-dl-chris-hinton/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |language=en-US}}
=San Antonio Brahmas=
Smith was placed on the reserve list by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL on March 29, 2023.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=March 31, 2023}} He was released from his contract on June 14, 2023.
= New York Giants =
On June 15, 2023, Smith signed with the New York Giants.{{Cite web |last=Boord |first=Rivka |date=2023-06-15 |title=Giants sign XFL DL Kobe Smith; TE Dre Miller waived/injured |url=https://www.bigblueview.com/2023/6/15/23762788/giants-roster-moves-dl-kobe-smith-signed-te-dre-miller-waived-injured |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Big Blue View |language=en}} He was released on August 29, 2023.{{cite web|title=Giants announce 53-man roster for 2023|url=https://www.giants.com/news/new-york-giants-roster-2023-nfl-season-joe-schoen-brian-daboll-transactions|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=August 29, 2023}}
= St. Louis Battlehawks =
On January 19, 2024, Smith signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL).{{Cite news |title=The UFL Agree to Terms with 42 Players |url=https://uflboard.com/news/the-ufl-agree-to-terms-with-42-players/ |website=UFLBoard.com |date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024}} He re-signed with the team on September 24, 2024.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1838726153088934162 |date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=September 25, 2024}} He retired on March 1, 2025.{{cite news |last=Larsen |first=James |title=Panthers & Battlehawks Release Players As Camp Gets Underway |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/panthers-battlehawks-release-players-as-camp-gets-underway/ |website=PFNewsroom.com |date=March 1, 2025 |access-date=March 1, 2025}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Lawrenceville, Georgia
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Category:Tennessee Titans players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:San Antonio Brahmas players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:St. Louis Battlehawks players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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