| Bruce
Smith
Scout.com Headlines: |
DE Bruce Smith: To Retire Or Not To Retire? 
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Jan 22, 2004 |
DE Bruce Smith: Played Final NFL Game?
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Dec 30, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Injury Update
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Dec 11, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Breaks White's Record
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Dec 8, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Injury Update
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com
Dec 3, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Injury Update
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Nov 19, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Still A Half Sack Behind
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Nov 17, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Should Be Back This Week
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Nov 12, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Adds 1 More
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Nov 11, 2003 |
DE Bruce Smith: Injury Update
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com
Nov 11, 2003 |
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Ht: 6-4
Wt: 261
| Date of Birth: |
06/18/1963 |
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Pro Highlights:
Currently second on the all-time sack list to Reggie White (198) with 186. Smith is the All-time NFL playoff sack leader with 14.5.
He has sacked 69 different quarterbacks in his career; adding Seahawks quarterbacks Matt Hasselback and Trent Dilfer, New Orleans QB Aaron Brooks and Dallas quarterback Quincy Carter to the list in 2001.
Smith is a perennial All-Pro with trips to the Pro Bowl 11 of his 17 seasons and each year from 1992-98. And after posteing 10 sacks in 2000, he set the NFL record for most double-digit sack seasons (13).
Holds a second-place tie with Lawrence Taylor for most consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks (seven).
Durable, he has started 243 of a possible 247 games overall during his career.
Sacked Carolina QB Steve Beuerlein for a 21-yard loss (9/3/00), a career-long for Smith.
Won ninth Player of the Week Award, the most among active players, after 3.0-sack, one safety, five-tackle performance at St. Louis (11/20/00).
Named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1990 and 1996.
Collected career-highs of 120 tackles (1996), 54 QB pressures (1996), 19.0 sacks (1990) and four fumble recoveries (1985).
CONTRACT AND CAP INFO:
Contract Year: 2000
Free Agency Year: 2005
Base Salary: $15.447M
Signing Bonus: $7.523M
Total Contract Value: $23.000M
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Cap Hit: |
$5.168M |
$6.668M |
$7.668M |
| Base: |
$3.500M |
$5.00M |
$6.00M |
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