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Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)

Jimmy Smith
No. 82
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1969-02-09) February 9, 1969 (age 48)
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Jackson (MS) Callaway
College: Jackson State
NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 862
Receiving yards: 12,287
Touchdowns: 67
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Receptions: 862
Receiving yards: 12,287
Touchdowns: 67
Player stats at NFL.com

Jimmy Lee Smith Jr. (born February 9, 1969) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Smith is the son of Jimmy and Etta Smith. He attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi, where he earned all-state honors as a senior. He was given the nickname Silk by his teammates.

Smith attended Jackson State University and played wide receiver. He became a starter as a junior, teaming with Tim Barnett, becoming the top receiving duo in Division I-AA, while registering 42 receptions for 894 yards and 9 touchdowns. In his final year he had 43 catches for 801 yards and 3 touchdowns. He finished his college career with 110 receptions, 2,073 yards and 16 touchdowns. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

In 2011, he was named to the Jackson State University All-Century team.

Smith was selected in the second round (36th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. As a rookie, he broke his right fibula during the Dallas Blue-White Scrimmage and recovered to play in just seven games as a special teamer, without registering a reception.

In 1993, he was leading the team in pre-season receptions and was one of the candidates for the third receiver job. On August 24, he underwent an emergency appendectomy and later developed a severe post-surgical infection (causing four abscesses in his stomach) that was nearly fatal and forced him miss the entire season, including Super Bowl XXVIII. After being placed on a list for players with non-football related injuries, he had to go to arbitration to receive his full salary. He was waived on July 11, 1994, after he wouldn't accept a pay cut.


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