L. J. Smith

John Smith III ( born May 13, 1980 in New Jersey ), known as LJ Smith ( "Little John " ), is an American former American football player at the position of tight ends. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League ( NFL).

School

Smith went to the Highland Park High School in New Jersey, where he also played basketball in addition to football. In his last year he scored 32 pass catches and two touchdowns.

College

College Football played Smith for Rutgers University, where he played four years as a regular player. He finished his career at Rutgers with the second most caught passes of a tight ends (Marco Battaglia had more), 122 for 1458 yards and ten touchdowns. In his last year of college, he was one of the team captains and started for the Scarlet Knights 32 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns.

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles

LJ Smith was selected in the 2003 NFL Draft in the second round by the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2004, he was able to record 34 pass catches and five touchdowns. The managed a tight end the Eagles last 2001. Additionally, he made ​​a spectacular catch in Super Bowl XXXIX, with which he brought his team the lead. The game still lost to the New England Patriots at the end.

The following season he managed to breach of quarterback Donovan McNabb 61 pass catches and three touchdowns. Due to the injury-related change of game philosophy, which was much less focused on the passing game, he could not keep his power. He started then good again in the 2006 season, but was also heavily criticized. This was triggered by the many dropped balls. Nevertheless, he scored four touchdowns in twelve games.

Baltimore Ravens

On March 20, 2009 Smith signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. In his first season with Baltimore he caught only two passes for 31 yards.

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