Shaun Smith (born April 5, 1982) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, pl ...
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 club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. ...
of the
National Football League
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. He was signed by the
Southern Sundevils in 2001.
Smith was also a member of the
Rhein Fire and
Berlin Thunder
The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe.
History
The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season. Home games f ...
.
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 expatriates in Germany
English expatriates in the United States
English players of American football
Sportspeople from Bournemouth
Rhein Fire players