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style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1982-05-22</span>) </span>May 22, 1982<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 42)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a>, 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 4 in (1.93 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">250 lb (113 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/J._K._Mullen_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="J. K. Mullen High School">Mullen</a> (Denver)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a></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/2005_NFL_draft" title="2005 NFL draft">2005</a> / round: 3 / pick: 71</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><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;">As a player:</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a>)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a>)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</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><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;">As an executive:</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2021_NFL_season" title="2021 NFL season">2021</a>)<br />Pro scout</li> <li>Tampa Bay Buccaneers (<a href="/wiki/2021_NFL_season" title="2021 NFL season">2021</a>–<a href="/wiki/2023_NFL_season" title="2023 NFL season">2023</a>)<br />Assistant Director of Pro Scouting</li></ul> </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>Second-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2004 College Football All-America Team">2004</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams">All-Pac-10</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_All-Pacific-10_Conference_football_team" title="2004 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team">2004</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/Reception_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reception (American football)">Receptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">163</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Receiving_yards" class="mw-redirect" title="Receiving yards">Receiving yards</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1,473</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Receiving touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">13</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/SmitAl02.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>Edwin Alexander Smith</b> (born May 22, 1982), is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a> 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/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford Cardinal</a> and was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> in the third round of the <a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_draft" title="2005 NFL draft">2005 NFL draft</a>. Smith was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</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=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith attended high school at <a href="/wiki/J._K._Mullen_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="J. K. Mullen High School">J. K. Mullen High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a>. As a senior, he was a Super Prep first-team All-American, Prep Star All-Midlands, All-State and All-Centennial League selection. He was a Nominee for the Fred Steinmark Award, which is given to the Colorado Athlete of the Year. He also played <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> and ran track. </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=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> at <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a>. He was a three-year starter and was runner-up to the <a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_Award" title="John Mackey Award">John Mackey Award</a>, given to the nation's top tight end, in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of his honors included 2004 second-team consensus <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a>, 2004 Team MVP, 2003 Honorable mention All-<a href="/wiki/Pac-10" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-10">Pac-10</a>, 2003 Honorable mention academic All-Pac-10 and 2002 Academic All-Pac-10. He finished his career starting 32 of 44 games, making 107 <a href="/wiki/Reception_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reception (American football)">receptions</a> for 1,291 yards and eight <a href="/wiki/Touchdowns" class="mw-redirect" title="Touchdowns">touchdowns</a>. </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=Alex_Smith_(tight_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/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</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">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in<br />(1.93 m) </td> <td>258 lb<br />(117 kg) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">34<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in<br />(0.87 m) </td> <td>10 in<br />(0.25 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">4.88 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">28 reps</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/Pro_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Day">Pro Day</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><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> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tampa Bay Buccaneers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> in the third round of the <a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_draft" title="2005 NFL draft">2005 NFL draft</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> As a rookie, he started 10 of 16 games and recorded 41 receptions for 367 yards and two touchdowns. In 2006, he started 7 of 14 games and made 35 receptions for 250 and three touchdowns and in 2007 he started all 14 games he played in totaling 385 yards on 32 receptions and three touchdowns. In his last year with the Buccaneers in 2008 he started 12 of 14 games making 21 receptions for 250 yards and three touchdowns. </p><p>Smith finished his career with the Buccaneers starting 43 of 58 games, recording 129 receptions for 1,252 yards and 11 touchdowns. </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=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: New England Patriots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 30, 2009, Smith was traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> for a fifth round <a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_draft" title="2010 NFL draft">2010 NFL draft</a> pick.<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> He was released during final cuts on September 5.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philadelphia_Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Philadelphia Eagles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith signed with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> on September 8, 2009.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cleveland_Browns">Cleveland Browns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cleveland Browns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg/175px-Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg/263px-Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg/350px-Alex_Smith_tight_end.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1577" data-file-height="1940" /></a><figcaption>Smith with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> in <a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">2012</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Smith signed a one-year contract with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> on May 4, 2010.<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> He re-signed with them on March 13, 2012.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cincinnati_Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cincinnati Bengals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 16, 2013, Smith signed with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</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> </p> <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=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: New Orleans Saints"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> signed Smith on August 7, 2015.<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> He was waived ten days later.<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="Washington_Redskins">Washington Redskins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Washington Redskins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 15, 2015, Smith signed with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith returned to the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> as a professional scout in 2017.<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> After seven years with the organization, Smith was fired by the Buccaneers on May 4, 2024.<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=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith's father, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Ed Smith (defensive end)">Ed Smith</a>, played defensive end for the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. </p><p>Smith married model Angela Gonzalez and they had twin boys Amari and Aiden Smith in 2010 while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. </p><p>Smith won the <a href="/wiki/Madden_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Madden Bowl">Madden Bowl</a> in 2006 and 2007 and became the fourth player to win twice.<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> </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=Alex_Smith_(tight_end)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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