Dwight Smith (American football)

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**Dwight Smith**
National Football League debut

Detroit Lions — No. 26
Safety
Date of birth: August 13, 1978 (1978-08-13) (age 29)
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 201 lb (91 kg)
2001 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
College: Akron
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 84
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001-2004) New Orleans Saints (2005) Minnesota Vikings (2006-2007) Detroit Lions (2008-present)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
Stats at NFL.com

Dwight Smith (born August 13, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Akron.

Smith earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings in his career.

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[edit] Professional career

[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Smith began his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2001 to 2004. Smith's career highlight came with in the Bucs' 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, in which Smith intercepted two passes from quarterback Rich Gannon, returning both for touchdowns. He was the first player ever to score 2 touchdowns on interception returns in Super Bowl history.

[edit] New Orleans Saints

Before the 2005 season he signed with the New Orleans Saints and played for them for a season.

[edit] Minnesota Vikings

Smith signed a three-year deal with the Vikings in July 2006. On February 20, 2008 the Vikings released him.

[edit] Detroit Lions

On February 27, 2008 he signed with the Detroit Lions. He will receive $5 million over 2 years. The deal reunites Smith with Lions' head coach Rod Marinelli and defensive coordinator Joe Barry, both of whom were assistants on the Tampa Bay staff when the veteran safety spent the first four seasons of his NFL career as a standout Bucs' defender.