Otis Smith (American football)

Otis Smith

Position(s) Cornerback Jersey #(s) 23, 30, 45
Born	October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22) (age 46) New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
Year(s)	1991–2003
College	Missouri
Professional teams
Philadelphia Eagles (1991-1994) New York Jets (1995) New England Patriots (1996) New York Jets (1997-1999) New England Patriots (2000-2002) Detroit Lions (2003)
Career stats
Tackles	543
Interceptions	29
Touchdowns	7
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXVI)

Otis Smith (born October 22, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a retired American football cornerback, and currently an assistant coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Early years

Smith attended East Jefferson High School in the late 1980s.

Professional career

Originally signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a rookie free agent in 1990. He spent five seasons with the team before joining the New York Jets in 1995. He signed with the New England Patriots in 1996, starting nine games, including the playoffs and Super Bowl XXXI loss to the Green Bay Packers. During his first stint with the Patriots, Smith was perhaps best remembered by Patriots fans for recovering a fumble in the 1997 AFC Title Game against the Jaguars. Smith returned it 47 yards for a touchdown which make the score 20-6 and effectively put the game away, pushing the Patriots to their second ever Super Bowl appearance.

He rejoined the Jets in 1997 and was re-signed by New England just before the 2000 season. Smith was a contributor to the Patriots winning the Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, when his interception set up a key field goal against the St. Louis Rams.

He retired as a member of the New England Patriots on May 18, 2005.

The last team he played for was the Detroit Lions in the 2003 season

Coaching career

Smith agreed to join Andy Reid's staff in Philadelphia in January 2008 as an assistant secondary coach for the Eagles. It is similar to a position he held in New England as a member of the Patriots organization as part of the NFL's minority coaching fellowship program.

On June 17, 2009, an Eagles spokesperson confirmed that Smith would not be returning as an Eagles assistant for the 2009 season.

On Feb. 1, 2010 the Kansas city Chiefs announced that Smith would join their staff as defensive quality control coach.

External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio page

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Name	Smith, Otis
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Date of birth	October 22, 1965
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