Maurice Smith (cornerback)
Maurice Bernard Smith (born June 14, 1995) is an American football safety for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL. He played college football at Alabama and Georgia.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | June 14, 1995||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Dulles High School | ||||||||
College: | Alabama / Georgia | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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High school career
Smith attended John Foster Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He would play on the school's football 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 Alabama over offers from Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Utah, among others.[1]
College career
Smith played for Alabama from 2013 to 2015 and transferred to Georgia in 2016 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.[2][3]
Professional career
Miami Dolphins
Smith signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[4] He was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on December 2, 2017.[5]
On September 3, 2018, Smith was waived by the Dolphins and was re-signed to the practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 18, 2018.[7] He was waived again on October 29, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad.[8] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 21, 2018.[9]
On August 31, 2019, Smith was waived by the Dolphins.[10]
Washington Redskins
On October 14, 2019, Smith was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019.[12] He was waived on August 3, 2020.[13]
Cincinnati Bengals
Smith had a tryout with the Cincinnati Bengals on August 23, 2020.[14] He signed with the team three days later.[15] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[16]
Tennessee Titans
Smith was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad on September 17, 2020,[17] but was released four days later.[18] On September 29, 2020, Smith was re-signed to the practice squad.[19] He was released on October 20, 2020.[20] On February 1, 2021, Smith signed a reserve/futures contract with the Titans.[21] On August 16, 2021, Smith was waived/injured by the Titans and placed on injured reserve.[22] He was released on August 25.
Vegas Vipers
Smith was a draft selection by the Vegas Vipers in the 2023 XFL Draft. He was placed on the reserve list by the team on February 16, 2023.[23] He was activated on March 15.[23]
References
- "Maurice Smith, 2013 Cornerback - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- "Source*: Confused Maurice Smith requests transfer back to Alabama, Georgia moves to block". Saturday Down South. August 16, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- "Smith college career". Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents". MiamiDolphins.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
- "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018.
- "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 3, 2018.
- "Dolphins Promote Safety Maurice Smith". MiamiDolphins.com. September 18, 2018.
- "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. October 29, 2018.
- "Maurice Smith Promoted To Active Roster". MiamiDolphins.com. December 21, 2018.
- "Dolphins Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". MiamiDolphins.com. August 31, 2019.
- "Redskins Sign T Victor Salako, DB Maurice Smith To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. October 14, 2019.
- "Redskins Promote DB Maurice Smith; Sign WR Emanuel Hall To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. December 18, 2019.
- Hailey, Peter. "Washington Linebacker Josh Harvey-Clemons Is Opting Out of the 2020 NFL Season". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- @AlbertBreer (August 23, 2020). "And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Bengals Sign DB Maurice Smith, Waive K Tristian Vizcaino". Bengals.com. August 26, 2020.
- "Bengals Reduce 2020 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 5, 2020.
- "Tennessee Titans add WR, 2 DBs to practice squad". Titans Wire. USA Today. September 17, 2020.
- "Titans swap out trio on practice squad adding NFL experience". APNews.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- Wyatt, Jim (September 29, 2020). "Titans Place Three Players on Reserve/COVID-19 List, Add Two to Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- Moraitis, Mike (October 20, 2020). "Titans remove last players from COVID-19 list among 5 roster moves". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- Wyatt, Jim (February 1, 2021). "Titans Sign DB Maurice Smith to Futures Contract". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- Wyatt, Jim (August 16, 2021). "Titans Add Veteran Safeties Clayton Geathers and Bradley McDougald, Part Ways With Four Others, in a Flurry of Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.