Robert Smith (safety)

Robert Smith (born December 22, 1992) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

Robert Smith
Free agent
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992
St. George, South Carolina
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodland High School
College:Clemson
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Smith attended Woodland high school in Dorchester, South Carolina where he graduated in 2011.[1]

College career

Smith committed to Clemson on January 15, 2010 and enrolled in July 2011.[1] Smith was enrolled at Clemson from 2011 to 2014 and played all four years for Dabo Swinney's Tigers, playing in 53 games over that span.[2]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

On May 4, 2015, after going undrafted, Smith was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.[3][4] On August 6, 2015 Smith was waived by the Colts to make room for Tevin Mitchel.[5][4]

Seattle Seahawks

On August 7, 2015, the Seattle Seahawks signed Smith off of waivers.[6] Two days later, on August 9, Smith was waived by the Seahawks due to a failed physical.[7][8] On January 18, 2016 Smith signed a futures contract with the Seahawks.[8]

Personal life

On December 18, 2014 Smith graduated from Clemson with a degree in health science.[2]

gollark: I think we want fairly redundant life support, though the outside atmosphere would be usable if you filter the chlorine out I think.
gollark: Beamed power from the solar/laser arrays somehow?
gollark: Also, the atmosphere has it at 2%, so I'm not sure where you would put it.
gollark: That would probably break the ecosystem.
gollark: Also, I kind of want to do hexagonal buildings.

References
  1. "Robert Smith". 247.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. "27 Robert Smith". Clemson Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. Brenner, Aaron (May 4, 2015). "For Clemson's Robert Smith and other undrafted rookies, free agency not necessarily end of the road". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. "Robert Smith". Indianapolis Colts. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. Wilson, Josh (August 6, 2015). "Colts claim injured cornerback Tevin Mitchel, waive safety Robert Smith". StampedeBlue.com. SBNation. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. Larrabee, Kirk (August 7, 2015). "Seahawks claim safety Robert Smith, waive Ty Zimmerman". sea.247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. Larrabee, Kirk (August 9, 2015). "Seattle Seahawks waive S Robert Smith, re-sign Ty Zimmerman". sea.247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  8. Larrabee, Kirk (January 18, 2016). "Report: Seattle Seahawks sign safety Robert Smith". sea.247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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