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SMITH, ANTONIOChampion Cardinals, including Super Bowl XLII…finished with 41 total tackles, including 31 solostops, and 3.5 sacks…forced two fumbles andrecovered three…started at Carolina (10/26) andmade three tackles (two solos)…recorded twosolo tackles, both behind the line of scrimmage,at St. Louis (11/2)…started vs. San Francisco(11/9)…recorded three solo tackles and his firstsack of the season for an eight-yard loss at Seattle(11/16)…recorded four solo tackles, includingtwo solos, and a half sack at Philadelphia(11/27)…started and recorded a season-high fivesolo tackles and one sack vs. Minnesota (12/14)…recorded three solo tackles and a sack in playoffclinchingwin vs. Seattle (12/28)…recorded threesolo tackles and a sack in NFC Wild Card Playoffvictory over Atlanta (1/3/09)…started and recordedtwo solo tackles and a sack in NFC DivisionalPlayoff victory at Carolina (1/10/09)…started andrecorded one solo tackle in NFC ChampionshipGame victory over Philadelphia (1/18/09)…startedand notched two tackles, including one solo, inSuper Bowl XLII vs. Pittsburgh (2/1/09).2007 (Arizona 16/13): Had a career year, starting13 of 16 games played and registering a careerhigh60 tackles and 5.5 sacks while finishing tiedfor third in the NFL in defensive fumble recoverieswith three…recovered a second-quarterfumble at 49ers 36-yard line to set up touchdownto put Cards up 10-7 in the season opener at SanFrancisco (9/10)…led team with one sack andone quarterback hit in the home opener vs. Sea(9/16)…tied season-highs with seven total tacklesand five unassisted tackles as well as recordedone sack and one tackle for loss vs. Pittsburgh(9/30)…recorded one quarterback hit and onesack vs. Carolina (10/14) to set a new single-seasoncareer-high with 3.5 sacks in six games…totaledone forced fumble, two quarterback hits andrecovered a fumble and advanced it to the Arizona49 yard-line in the third quarter that led to a touchdownvs. Detroit (11/11)…recovered first-quarterfumble as well as one quarterback pressure andone quarterback hit vs. Cleveland (12/2).2006 (Arizona 16/8): Appeared in all 16 games forthe first time in his career, starting eight, whilealso recording 29 tackles…collected one tackleand recovered his first career fumble late in thefourth quarter vs. St. Louis (9/24)…collected fourtackles while registering his first sack of the seasonwhen he corralled Michael Vick in the secondquarter at Atlanta (10/1)…received his firststart of the season at defensive tackle, collectedtwo tackles and two QB pressures vs. Chicago(10/16)…collected three tackles, a half sack and aquarterback pressure at St. Louis (12/3)…had fourtackles, one sack and a QB pressure vs. Seattle(12/10)…collected five tackles, two tackles for aloss and a fumble recovery which he picked upand ran back four yards for a TD to pull the Cardinalsto within three points in the second quartervs. Denver (12/17).2005 (Arizona 11/8): Released by the Cardinals duringthe final roster cut on 9/3 after spending trainingcamp with the team and was re-signed to thepractice squad on 9/8 where he spent the first fourweeks of the season…recorded his first careerstart at Detroit (11/13) as injuries decimated thedefensive line; recorded three tackles includingone for a loss…recorded two tackles and forceda fumble vs. Jacksonville (11/27)…recorded hisfirst two career sacks at Houston (12/18) bringingdown QB David Carr while also adding one tackle…sackedColts QB Jim Sorgi for his third sack ofthe season at Indianapolis (1/1).2004 (Arizona 2/0): Signed to the 53-man activeroster on 12/15 after spending the first 13 weeksas a member of the practice squad … saw actionon defense in his first game on the active rostervs. St. Louis (12/19) and @ Seattle (12/26) and recordedone QB pressure…deactivated for theseason finale vs. Tampa Bay (1/2).COLLEGE: Two-year starter at Oklahoma StateHOUSTONTEXANS.COM