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SMITH, WADE
2003 (Miami 16/16): Started all 16 games at left
tackle…was a consensus all-rookie selection
and the club’s Newcomer of the Year by the
South Florida media…started his first-career
NFL contest at left tackle vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/3).
COLLEGE: Was a four-year letterman and twoyear
starter at Memphis…saw action at tight end
his first two seasons before switching to tackle
as a junior…played in 45 games (29 starts)...
started all 12 games at left tackle as a senior
in 2002…named second-team All-Conference
USA…opened all 11 games at right tackle his
junior campaign in 2001…named the team’s Offensive
Lineman of the Year…played in 11 games
(five starts) as a sophomore in 2000…caught five
passes for 25 yards…saw duty in 11 games (one
start) as a true freshman in 1999…had one catch
for six yards…graduated from Memphis with a
degree in finance.
PERSONAL: Was a two-year letterman as a tight
end at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas…
is married to wife, Chareta, with a son, Nicholas,
and two daughters, Arissa and Aalyiah.
Smith’s Career Stats
Games/Starts: 2003: 16/16; 2004: 6/2; 2005: 0/0; 2006: 7/0; 2007: 14/0; 2008: 15/7, 2009: 16/9, 2010: 11/11, Total: 85/85.
Tackles: 4 total; 2009 – 4.
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