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Steve Smith Sr.

Steve Smith Sr.
Baltimore Ravens
Smith with the Ravens in 2015
No. 89
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) University
College: Utah
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 1,031
Receiving yards: 14,731
Receiving touchdowns: 81
Return yards: 4,055
Return touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Receptions: 1,031
Receiving yards: 14,731
Receiving touchdowns: 81
Return yards: 4,055
Return touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com

Stevonne Latrall "Steve" Smith Sr. (born May 12, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver who played sixteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He also played for the Baltimore Ravens.

Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 21st century, leading the league in catches, receiving yards, and touchdowns in 2005. He played for the Panthers for 14 seasons before signing with the Ravens in March 2014, and is the Panthers' all-time leader in total touchdowns (67), receptions (836) and receiving yards (12,197). In 2011, he became the 35th player in NFL history to amass 10,000 receiving yards. In 2016, Smith became the 14th player in NFL history to amass 1,000 career receptions. At the time of his retirement, he ranked 7th on the NFL's all time list in all-purpose yards (19,180), 7th in receiving yards (14,731), 12th in receptions (1,031) and 25th in touchdown receptions (81).

Smith attended University High School in Los Angeles, California, and was a letterman in football and track & field. In football, he played running back and defensive back, and was an All-Metro League selection as well as an All-California Interscholastic Federation selection. Steve Smith graduated from University High School in 1997.


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