Richard Smith Jr. (born July 16, 1980) is a former
professional
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American football
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wide receiver.
Smith played four games in
National Football League
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(NFL) with the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The t ...
along with spending time on the
practice roster
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s for the
Washington Redskins
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and the
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 a ...
.
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Smith played
college football at the
University of Arkansas
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and was a
long jump
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er for the Razorback track team.
References
1980 births
Living people
Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana
American football wide receivers
Evangel Christian Academy alumni
Arkansas Razorbacks football players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Canadian football wide receivers
Edmonton Elks players
Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
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