LJ Smith

This article is about the American football player. For the author, see Lisa Jane Smith .

LJ Smith
LJ Smith (2009)
Position (s): Tight End	Jersey number (s): 82
born on May 13, 1980 in New Jersey
Career information
Active : 2003 - 2009
NFL Draft : 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61
College : Rutgers
Teams
Philadelphia Eagles (2003-2008) Baltimore Ravens (2009)
Career statistics
Captured passports	233
Yards	2556
Touchdowns	18th
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
Participation in the Super Bowl XXXIX

John Smith III (* 13. May 1980 in New Jersey ), known as LJ Smith ( "Little John"), is a former American American football poker players on 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 Highland Park High School in New Jersey, where he played basketball as well as football . In his senior year, he made 32 pass catches and two touchdowns .

college

Smith played college football for Rutgers University , where he played as a regular for four years. He ended his career in Rutgers with the second most passes caught by a tight end ( Marco Battaglia had more), 122 for 1,458 yards and ten touchdowns. In his senior year in college, he was a team captain, catching 32 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns for the Scarlet Knights .

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles

Smith with the Eagles (2006)

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

The following season he made 61 passes and three touchdowns until quarterback Donovan McNabb was injured . Due to the injury-related change in the game philosophy, which was less geared towards passing, he was unable to maintain his performance. He then started the 2006 season well again , but was also heavily criticized. The trigger was the number of balls dropped. Still, he got four touchdowns in twelve games.

After the Eagles could not agree on a new contract with Smith before the 2008 season , they occupied him with the franchise tag .

Baltimore Ravens

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eagles tag tight end LJ Smith as franchise player. In: Boston Herald . February 8, 2008, accessed February 11, 2020.
2. ↑ Ravens sign LJ Smith from Eagles on espn.com. March 20, 2009, accessed February 11, 2020.