Bradley Smith (born October 2, 1983 in

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) is a Canadian former professional

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wide receiver, slotback and television personality who played for the

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of the

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. He was drafted by the

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in the

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. Smith is the son of Senator and former Montreal Alouettes' president, Larry Smith, and the brother-in-law of former Alouettes' kicker

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, who married his sister, Ashley Smith. Smith was released at the end of the 2009 Toronto Argonauts training camp. He was re-signed to the

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on June 27, 2009. He was released on July 14, 2009. Smith was re-signed to the active roster on July 21, 2009, but placed back on their practice roster on July 29, 2009. On February 10, 2010, Smith was traded from the Argonauts to the Eskimos along with receiver

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in exchange for defensive tackle Eric Taylor. On May 1, 2012, Smith was announced as the Bachelor for the opening season of

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's ''

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'' on that morning's episode of ''

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''. He and Bianka Kamber become engaged by the end of ''The Bachelor Canadas first season. On March 19, 2014, the couple called it quits after being engaged for two years. After the Bachelor, and until May 29, 2015, Smith was a featured co-host of Canada's number one morning show "Breakfast Television Toronto. He was also an entertainment reporter with

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, seen on Rogers Cable TV channel 1, co-hosting Your World This Week (the Rogers promotional channel), and seen on City Toronto as an entertainment reporter, mostly appearing on Breakfast Television. On that date, Smith announced that he was leaving Rogers Media for an opportunity that he just couldn't pass up. On June 8, 2015, Smith tweeted that he would be able to announce his new gig "next week". On June 23, 2015,

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announced that Smith would host the new season of

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's high-stakes culinary competition series, ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Brad 1983 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Bachelor Nation contestants Canadian football wide receivers Edmonton Elks players Montreal Alouettes players Participants in Canadian reality television series Players of Canadian football from Quebec Queen's Golden Gaels football players Sportspeople from Montreal Toronto Argonauts players