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For other people, see <a href="/wiki/William_Smith_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="William Smith (disambiguation)">William Smith (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 25em; line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial;">Will Smith</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Will_Smith_(American_football).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Will_Smith_%28American_football%29.JPG/200px-Will_Smith_%28American_football%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Will_Smith_%28American_football%29.JPG/300px-Will_Smith_%28American_football%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Will_Smith_%28American_football%29.JPG/400px-Will_Smith_%28American_football%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1526" data-file-height="1735" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Smith with the Saints in 2012</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 91</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1981-07-04</span>)</span>July 4, 1981<br /><a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, New York, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Died:</th><td class="infobox-data">April 9, 2016<span style="display:none">(2016-04-09)</span> (aged 34)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, Louisiana, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">282 lb (128 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_R._Proctor_High_School" title="Thomas R. Proctor High School">Proctor</a> <br /> (<a href="/wiki/Utica,_New_York" title="Utica, New York">Utica, New York</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> (2000–2003)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_draft" title="2004 NFL draft">2004</a> / round: 1 / pick: 18</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a>)*</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="color: var(--color-subtle, #54595d);"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><span style="padding-left:1.5em;"> </span>* Offseason and/or practice squad member only</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">Super Bowl champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">XLIV</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_Pro_Bowl" title="2007 Pro Bowl">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" title="List of NFL annual forced fumbles leaders">NFL forced fumbles co-leader</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">PFWA All-Rookie Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team#2004" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_Ring_of_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor">New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame">New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="BCS National Championship Game">BCS national champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2002</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2003 College Football All-America Team">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year">Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Defensive_Lineman_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year">Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year</a> (2003)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams">All-Big Ten</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team">2003</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-Big Ten (<a href="/wiki/2002_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="2002 All-Big Ten Conference football team">2002</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="Tackle (football move)">Total tackles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">463</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">67.5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Forced fumbles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble recoveries</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Pass_deflected" title="Pass deflected">Pass deflections</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">26</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interceptions" class="mw-redirect" title="Interceptions">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitWi99.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Raymond Smith III</b> (July 4, 1981 – April 9, 2016) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a> who played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State Buckeyes</a> and was selected by the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_draft" title="2004 NFL draft">2004 NFL draft</a>, where he played for the entirety of his career. Smith was shot and killed during an altercation after an <a href="/wiki/Alcohol-related_traffic_crashes_in_the_United_States" title="Alcohol-related traffic crashes in the United States">alcohol-related traffic crash</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was born on July 4, 1981, in <a href="/wiki/Queens,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens, New York">Queens, New York</a>, to William and Lisa Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-Ohio_State_bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ohio_State_bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised in <a href="/wiki/Utica,_New_York" title="Utica, New York">Utica, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Thomas_R._Proctor_High_School" title="Thomas R. Proctor High School">Proctor High School</a> in Utica, Smith was a <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-American</a> pick, and was rated by Prep Football Report as the best <a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">defensive line</a> prospect in the state. As a senior, he had 20 <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">sacks</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was a four-year <a href="/wiki/Letterman_(sports)" title="Letterman (sports)">letterman</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio State">Ohio State</a> from 2000 to 2003, he helped lead the Buckeyes to the 2002 <a href="/wiki/BCS_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="BCS National Championship">BCS National Championship</a>, and he was named a first-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Pre-draft measurables </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Arm length</th> <th>Hand span</th> <th><a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Three-cone_drill" title="Three-cone drill">Three-cone drill</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Wonderlic" class="mw-redirect" title="Wonderlic">Wonderlic</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>6 ft <span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in<br />(1.90 m) </td> <td>275 lb<br />(125 kg) </td> <td>32 in<br />(0.81 m) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in<br />(0.22 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">4.60 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">7.42 s</span></td> <td>38.5 in<br />(0.98 m)</td> <td>9 ft 9 in<br />(2.97 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">30 reps</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">23</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13">All values from <a href="/wiki/NFL_Combine" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Combine">NFL Combine</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State's</a> <a href="/wiki/Pro_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Day">Pro Day</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Orleans_Saints">New Orleans Saints</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: New Orleans Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004–2006"><span id="2004.E2.80.932006"></span>2004–2006</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2004–2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was selected as the 18th pick in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_draft" title="2004 NFL draft">2004 NFL draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>. He had a successful rookie season with 30 tackles and 7.5 sacks. In 2005, he had 48 tackles and 8.5 sacks and played well enough that the Saints did not re-sign <a href="/wiki/Darren_Howard" title="Darren Howard">Darren Howard</a> thus making Smith the starter opposite <a href="/wiki/Charles_Grant_(American_football)" title="Charles Grant (American football)">Charles Grant</a> for the 2006 season. Smith gradually established himself as one of the premier defensive ends in the NFL. In his first season as a full-time starter, Smith became a leader of the defensive line and emerged as one of the NFL's top defensive ends. He was voted to the Pro Bowl and finished tied for 14th in the NFL with a career-best 10.5 sacks. Smith played in 14 games, sitting out the finale with the Saints having clinched a playoff berth and also missing one contest with a knee injury. The club's No. 1 pick in 2004 was a force from his arrival in New Orleans, notching 33.5 sacks in four seasons. His 26.0 sacks in his first three-season are the second-most in club history in so short a span (Charles Grant, 27.5, 2002–04). </p><p>In 2006, he was named to his first <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> as a starter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007–2010"><span id="2007.E2.80.932010"></span>2007–2010</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2007–2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith recorded a team high 7 sacks, 66 tackles and a <a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_score)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football score)">safety</a> in 2007. He sacked <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> starting QB <a href="/wiki/David_Carr_(American_football)" title="David Carr (American football)">David Carr</a> early in the season, ending Carr's season. </p><p>In 2008, The Saints agreed to terms with Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. The deal made him the third highest paid defensive end in the NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 2, 2008, Smith was one of six players suspended for use of <a href="/wiki/Bumetanide" title="Bumetanide">Bumetanide</a> a <a href="/wiki/Diuretic" title="Diuretic">diuretic</a>, which can be used as a masking agent for <a href="/wiki/Steroid" title="Steroid">steroid</a> use. It is believed that the diuretic was found in <a href="/w/index.php?title=StarCaps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="StarCaps (page does not exist)">StarCaps</a>, a weight-loss supplement that he had been taking. Smith's original punishment was announced as a four-game suspension, covering the final four games of the 2008 regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Enforcement of the suspension was delayed as other players challenged the decision through federal and state courts, and the league allowed all players involved in the matter to continue playing pending a final resolution of the case.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith's suspension was later reduced to a two games and an additional two lost paychecks, and was served at the beginning of the 2011 NFL season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Will_Smith_sack.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Will_Smith_sack.jpg/220px-Will_Smith_sack.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Will_Smith_sack.jpg/330px-Will_Smith_sack.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Will_Smith_sack.jpg/440px-Will_Smith_sack.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Smith sacks <a href="/wiki/Jason_Campbell" title="Jason Campbell">Jason Campbell</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Under new <a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">defensive coordinator</a> <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Williams" title="Gregg Williams">Gregg Williams</a> in 2009, Smith had a career high 13.0 sacks, 49 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, and one interception. He was honorable mention All-Pro by AP and <i>SN</i>. In 2010, he had 39 tackles and 5.5 sacks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011–2013"><span id="2011.E2.80.932013"></span>2011–2013</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2011–2013"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, Smith had 35 tackles and 6.5 sacks. On May 2, 2012, Smith was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2012 season because of his alleged role in the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal" title="New Orleans Saints bounty scandal">New Orleans Saints bounty scandal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith's suspension was ultimately overturned on appeal to former commissioner <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Paul Tagliabue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith started all 16 games of the 2012 season, and was credited with 58 tackles and six sacks. </p><p>For the 2013 season, Smith was slated to move to the outside linebacker position in the <a href="/wiki/3%E2%80%934_defense" title="3–4 defense">3–4 defense</a> favored by the Saints' new defensive coordinator, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Ryan" title="Rob Ryan">Rob Ryan</a>. However, Smith suffered a knee injury (a <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury" title="Anterior cruciate ligament injury">torn ACL</a>) in the Saints' third preseason game, against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> on August 25, 2013, and was reported to be out for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 27, the Saints placed Smith on injured reserve, ending his season. </p><p>On February 12, 2014, Smith was released by the team.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_England_Patriots">New England Patriots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New England Patriots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 5, 2014, Smith signed with the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on August 24, 2014, during the preseason.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#CFECEC; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3em;"><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th colspan="5">Tackles </th> <th colspan="5"><abbr title="Interceptions and fumbles">Int and Fum</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Combined tackles">Cmb</abbr></th> <th>Solo</th> <th><abbr title="Assisted tackles">Ast</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Quarterback sacks">Sck</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Safeties">Sfty</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Pass deflections">PD</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions">Int</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Forced fumbles">FF</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recoveries">FR</abbr></th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2004_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2004 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>42</td> <td>32</td> <td>10</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#CFECEC; width:3em;"><b>6</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2005_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2005 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>60</td> <td><b>48</b></td> <td>12</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>6</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>52</td> <td>33</td> <td>19</td> <td>10.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2007 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td><b>16</b></td> <td><b>66</b></td> <td>47</td> <td>19</td> <td>7.0</td> <td style="background:#CFECEC; width:3em;"><b>1</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>3</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2008 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>62</td> <td>43</td> <td>19</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2009 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>49</td> <td>37</td> <td>12</td> <td><b>13.0</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2010 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>39</td> <td>34</td> <td>5</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2011 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>35</td> <td>22</td> <td>13</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>58</td> <td>33</td> <td><b>25</b></td> <td>6.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>139</th> <th>463</th> <th>329</th> <th>134</th> <th>67.5</th> <th>1</th> <th>26</th> <th>2</th> <th>20</th> <th>7</th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Source:</b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was married to Racquel (née Joseph). They had two children together and he had another child from a previous relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith is a 2005 graduate of Ohio State, earning a bachelor's degree in criminology.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Road_rage_incident_and_death">Road rage incident and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Road rage incident and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 9, 2016, Smith was involved in a <a href="/wiki/Traffic_collision" title="Traffic collision">traffic collision</a> in which a <a href="/wiki/Hummer" title="Hummer">Hummer</a>, driven by 28-year-old Cardell Hayes, rear-ended Smith's <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> <a href="/wiki/G_Wagon" class="mw-redirect" title="G Wagon">G Wagon</a> in an ongoing confrontation that allegedly<sup id="cite_ref-gq.com_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gq.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> started with Smith's vehicle accidentally rear-ending the Hummer.<sup id="cite_ref-gq.com_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gq.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final collision caused Hayes' vehicle to collide with the vehicle in front of him, and was hard enough to break the rear window in the Mercedes.<sup id="cite_ref-gq.com_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gq.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moments earlier and less than two blocks away, in the <a href="/wiki/Lower_Garden_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Garden District">Lower Garden District</a> of New Orleans, Hayes’ vehicle had been hit by Smith's vehicle. Smith's vehicle contained Smith, his wife Racquel, and two unnamed passengers.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SmithBAL_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SmithBAL-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second collision, Smith and Hayes exchanged words, when Hayes fired a handgun, killing Smith and injuring his wife. Hayes was arrested at the scene.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During investigation, a fully loaded 9-millimeter handgun was found in Smith's car.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hayes and a passenger in his vehicle claimed self-defense.<sup id="cite_ref-gq_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gq-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After an investigation, the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Police_Department" title="New Orleans Police Department">New Orleans Police Department</a> charged Hayes with <a href="/wiki/Third-degree_murder" class="mw-redirect" title="Third-degree murder">second-degree murder</a>. Results of a postmortem toxicology report concluded that Smith had a <a href="/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content" title="Blood alcohol content">blood alcohol content</a> of .235 on the night of the incident, or nearly three times the legal limit in Louisiana.<sup id="cite_ref-SmithBAL_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SmithBAL-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith was buried on April 16, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Trial began on December 5, 2016, in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 11, an Orleans Parish jury found Cardell Hayes guilty of manslaughter in the shooting of Will Smith and attempted manslaughter of his wife, Racquel Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-usatoday.com_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday.com-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 20, 2017, Hayes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the charge of manslaughter, and 15 years for the charge of attempted manslaughter, to be served concurrently.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-usatoday.com_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday.com-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 19, the day before the sentence, a judge denied Hayes' motion for a new trial.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three years to the day after Hayes was sentenced, however, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> handed down the <i><a href="/wiki/Ramos_v._Louisiana" title="Ramos v. Louisiana">Ramos v. Louisiana</a></i> ruling, which declared that non-unanimous criminal convictions violate the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Sixth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Fourteenth</a> Amendments. Because Hayes had not exhausted his appeals, he was directly impacted by the <i>Ramos</i> decision, and the decision denying a new trial was reversed on November 19, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 11, 2021, the Supreme Court vacated Hayes' conviction, pending a new trial. Because Hayes was initially convicted on manslaughter, he cannot face charges greater than manslaughter in the retrial.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 27, 2024, Hayes was found guilty of manslaughter at his re-trial where he faces up to 40 years in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will_Smith_(defensive_end)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Ohio_State_bio-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Ohio_State_bio_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070131204110/http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_will00.html">"Will Smith"</a>. 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href="/wiki/Kyle_Eckel" title="Kyle Eckel">Kyle Eckel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">37 <a href="/wiki/Chip_Vaughn" title="Chip Vaughn">Chip Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Fassitt" title="Greg Fassitt">Greg Fassitt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Chris_Reis" title="Chris Reis">Chris Reis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">41 <a href="/wiki/Roman_Harper" title="Roman Harper">Roman Harper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">42 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Sharper" title="Darren Sharper">Darren Sharper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">44 <a href="/wiki/Heath_Evans" title="Heath Evans">Heath Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Mailei" title="Marcus Mailei">Marcus Mailei</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Mitchell" title="Marvin Mitchell">Marvin Mitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Vilma" title="Jonathan Vilma">Jonathan Vilma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Casillas" title="Jonathan Casillas">Jonathan Casillas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Mark_Simoneau" title="Mark Simoneau">Mark Simoneau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Troy_Evans_(American_football)" title="Troy Evans (American football)">Troy Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Scott_Fujita" title="Scott Fujita">Scott Fujita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Jo-Lonn_Dunbar" title="Jo-Lonn Dunbar">Jo-Lonn Dunbar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kyle" title="Jason Kyle">Jason Kyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Scott_Shanle" title="Scott Shanle">Scott Shanle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Waters" title="Anthony Waters">Anthony Waters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Leckey" title="Nick Leckey">Nick Leckey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Favorite" title="Marlon Favorite">Marlon Favorite</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Zach_Strief" title="Zach Strief">Zach Strief</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Earl_Heyman" title="Earl Heyman">Earl Heyman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Jamar_Nesbit" title="Jamar Nesbit">Jamar Nesbit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hargrove" title="Anthony Hargrove">Anthony Hargrove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">70 <a href="/wiki/Jammal_Brown" title="Jammal Brown">Jammal Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">71 <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Clancy" title="Kendrick Clancy">Kendrick Clancy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duckworth_(American_football)" title="Tim Duckworth (American football)">Tim Duckworth</a></span></li> 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