Ian Smart

Ian Smart (born February 28, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a CFL

kick returner A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists; most also play another position ...

and

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who is currently a free agent. He attended C.W. Post College and rushed for 2,536 yards in 200

In 2003, Smart attended New York Jets training camp but joined

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's now-defunct Scottish Claymores as a

. He played 4 games with the

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

in 2004. He was on the Buccaneers's practice roster during the 2005 season. Smart played 4 seasons for

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

and replaced

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as their kick returner during the 2006 season. He became their backup running back when Alexis Bwenge became a

fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to: Sports * A position in various kinds of football, including: ** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position ** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...

. Smart scored a 25-yard touchdown as running back for the BC Lions in their

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victory. On February 25, 2010, Smart was released by the

. 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica BC Lions players LIU Post Pioneers football players Canadian football return specialists Canadian football running backs Jamaican players of American football Jamaican players of Canadian football Scottish Claymores players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players {{runningback-1980s-stub