Shaun Smith (born April 5, 1982) is a former
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play closer to the line ...
who was an
international practice squad player for the
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...
of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...
. He was signed by the
Southern Sundevils in 2001.
Smith was also a member of the
Rhein Fire Rhein Fire may refer to either of two American football franchises:
* Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)
The Rhein Fire were a professional football team in the NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Düsseldorf, Germany ...
and
Berlin Thunder.
External links
Carolina Panthers bio
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1982 births
Living people
American football linebackers
Berlin Thunder players
Carolina Panthers players
British American Football League players
British expatriate sportspeople in Germany
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
English players of American football
Sportspeople from Bournemouth
Rhein Fire players