- Terrelle Smith
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Arizona Cardinals
currentnumber=45
currentpositionplain=Fullback
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|3|12
birthplace=West Covina, California
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=246
debutyear=2000
debutteam=New Orleans Saints
college=Arizona State
draftyear=2000
draftround=4
draftpick=96
pastteams=
*New Orleans Saints (2000-2003)
*Cleveland Browns (2004-2006)
*Arizona Cardinals (2007-present)
nfl=SMI739312Terrelle Vernon Smith (pronEng|Tuh-RELL) (born
March 12 ,1978 inWest Covina, California ) is anAmerican football fullback for theArizona Cardinals of theNational Football League . At Arizona State, Smith served as a blocking back forJ.R. Redmond after moving to fullback from thelinebacker position. He had twenty-two carries for 129 yards (5.7 yards-per-carry average) with one touchdown, and added eleven receptions for 95 yards.Smith was drafted 96th overall in the
2000 NFL Draft by theNew Orleans Saints and appeared in fourteen games, including nine starts. He assumed the starting fullback role after being drafted and became one of the top blocking fullbacks in the league. He posted twenty-nine rushes for 131 yards and twelve receptions for 65 yards. He played all sixteen regular season games for the Saints during the 2002 season for the first time in his career, and helped bolsterDeuce McAllister 's rushing totals in 2003 thanks to his blocking.Smith was signed by the
Cleveland Browns as anunrestricted free agent onMarch 11 ,2004 and played in all sixteen games of the 2004 season, including nine starts. He blocked forLee Suggs ' career-high 744-yard season. Smith went on to play in all sixteen games of the 2005 season (starting fifteen) and helpedReuben Droughns achieve the Browns' first thousand-yard season since the mid-1980s. On March 14th, 2007, the Browns announced the release of Smith. On March 23, 2007 he signed a two-year deal with the Cardinals.
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