Maurice Bernard Smith (born June 14, 1995) is an American professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

safety Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 1 ...

. He played

college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

and

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

Early life

Smith attended John Foster Dulles High School in

Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Sugarland) is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area. Located about southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a po ...

. He would play on the school's

team. He was a consensus four-star cornerback, he played in the Under Armour All-American Game, and was ranked as the No. 5 cornerback in the class of 2013. Smith committed to

over offers from

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

LSU Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

Ohio State The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

, and

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, among others.

College career

Smith played for

from 2013 to 2015 and transferred to

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

as a graduate transfer. In his only season as a Bulldog, he was named team captain. He finished the season with 50 total tackles, three passes defended, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Smith signed with the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...

as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on December 2, 2017. On September 3, 2018, Smith was waived by the Dolphins and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 18, 2018. He was waived again on October 29, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 21, 2018. On August 31, 2019, Smith was waived by the Dolphins.

Washington Redskins

On October 14, 2019, Smith was signed to the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019. He was waived on August 3, 2020.

Cincinnati Bengals

Smith had a tryout with the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...

on August 23, 2020. He signed with the team three days later. He was waived on September 5, 2020.

Tennessee Titans

Smith was signed to the

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. They play the ...

practice squad on September 17, 2020, but was released four days later. On September 29, 2020, Smith was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on October 20, 2020. On February 1, 2021, Smith signed a reserve/futures contract with the Titans. On August 16, 2021, Smith was waived/injured by the Titans and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 25.

Vegas Vipers

Smith was a draft selection by the

Vegas Vipers The Vegas Vipers were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Vipers competed in the XFL (2020–2023), XFL football league. The team was founded by Vince McMahon's Alpha Entertainment as the Tampa Bay V ...

in the 2023 XFL Draft. He was placed on the reserve list by the team on February 16, 2023. He was activated on March 15. The Vipers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). ….

Personal life

Smith is the older brother of NFL running back and wide receiver Ainias Smith, who currently plays for the

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...

References

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Maurice 1995 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide football players Cincinnati Bengals players Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas) alumni Georgia Bulldogs football players Miami Dolphins players Players of American football from Sugar Land, Texas Tennessee Titans players Washington Redskins players Washington Football Team players Vegas Vipers players