Artie Smith

Artie Smith
No. 95, 99, 70, 93
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	May 15, 1970 (age 53); Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:	Stillwater (OK)
College:	Louisiana Tech
NFL draft:	1993 / Round: 5 / Pick: 116
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1993–1994); Cincinnati Bengals (1994–1996); New England Patriots (1998); Dallas Cowboys (1998); Kansas City Chiefs (1999);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-South Independent (1991, 1992); All-Louisiana (1992);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	73
Tackles:	86
Sacks:	4.5
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Artie Enlow Smith (born May 15, 1970) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.

Early years[edit]

Smith attended Stillwater High School, where he was a two-time All-state selection at defensive end. He also played tight end and defensive tackle. He was a two-time All-conference selection in basketball.^[1]

He accepted a football scholarship from Louisiana Tech University. As a senior, he finished with 81 tackles. He had 12 tackles against the University of Alabama. He had 9 tackles and blocked a field goal against the University of South Carolina.

He also participated in track, where he was the Sun Belt Conference Discus throw champion as a junior in 1992.

Smith was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (116th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.^[2] As a rookie, he played in 9 games and started in 2 at right defensive end. On September 15, 1994, he was part of the cuts made after 2 games, to make room to sign Deion Sanders and Charles Mann.^[3]

On September 16, 1994, Smith was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals and played in 7 games as a reserve defensive end.^[4] In 1995, he was a starter at right defensive end, right defensive tackle and left defensive tackle, registering 44 tackles and 2 sacks.^[5] The next year, he played in 16 games (12 starts), while registering 34 tackles.^[6] He was released on August 4, 1997.^[7]

On March 11, 1998, he signed with the New England Patriots as a free agent after being out of football for a year.^[8] He was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for future considerations on August 25.^[9]

In 1998, he played a full season with the Dallas Cowboys as a reserve defensive tackle, posting 24 tackles, 7 quarterback pressures and one blocked field goal.

On April 22, 1999, he was signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs.^[10] He was released on September 5.^[11]

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^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 26 August 1998. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 6 September 1999. Retrieved February 19, 2018.