Steve Smith Sr.

Steve Smith Sr.

Smith in 2015
No. 89
Position:	Wide receiver Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	(1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	University (Los Angeles, California)
College:	Santa Monica (1997–1998) Utah (1999–2000)
NFL draft:	2001 / round: 3 / pick: 74
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2001–2013) Baltimore Ravens (2014–2016)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2005) 2× First-team All-Pro (2001, 2005) Second-team All-Pro (2008) 5× Pro Bowl (2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) NFL receptions co-leader (2005) NFL receiving yards leader (2005) NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (2005) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2001) Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor First-team All-MW (1999) Second-team All-MW (2000) North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 1,031 Receiving yards: 14,731 Receiving touchdowns: 81 Return yards: 4,055 Return touchdowns: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Stevonne Latrall Smith Sr.^[1] (born May 12, 1979), primarily known during his playing career as just Steve Smith, is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. Smith was a wide receiver for sixteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Carolina Panthers, also playing for the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football for the Utah Utes, and was selected by the Panthers in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft. After retiring from the NFL, Smith became a sports analyst and show host for NFL Network.

Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 21st century, leading the league in catches, receiving yards, and touchdowns in 2005. He played for the Panthers for thirteen seasons before signing with the Ravens in March 2014, and is the Panthers' all-time leader in total touchdowns (67), receptions (836) and receiving yards (12,197). In 2011, he became the 35th player in NFL history to amass 10,000 receiving yards. At the time of his retirement, he ranked seventh in NFL career all-purpose yards (19,180), seventh in NFL career receiving yards (14,731), twelfth in career receptions (1,031), and 25th in receiving touchdowns (81). Smith generated more than 1,000 all-purpose yards in eleven different seasons and at least 1,900 all-purpose yards in four of his first five seasons.