Quick Facts
2008
Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Played defensive tackle and end in the defensive line rotation with 3 tackles, including 1 solo and 1 QB pressure…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Played defensive tackle and defensive end with 3 solo tackles…Was part of a defensive effort that held the Steelers to 281 net yards of offense…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Started at RDE with 4 tackles, including 3 solo…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Ravens to 273 net yards of offense…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Started at RDE and added 1 tackle…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Bengals to 211 net yards of offense, including only 69 yards rushing, forced 5 turnovers and 3 sacks…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Inactive (hand)…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Inactive (hand)…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Inactive (hand)…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Started at RDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Started at RDE and totaled 3 tackles, including 1 solo and 1 QB pressure…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Started at RDE and added 7 tackles, including 6 solo…Left the game in the 3rd quarter with a calf injury and did not return…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Inactive (calf)… Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Started at RDE and added 6 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 forced fumble…On the opening play of the game, forced a fumble by Colts RB Joseph Addai at the Cleveland 45 yard line, recovered by DB Eric Wright, and 10 plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 34 yard FG to open a 3-0 lead…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Colts to 215 net yards of offense, including 125 net yards passing, 3 offensive points and forced 3 turnovers…Game 13 at Tennessee 12/7: Started at RDE and added 7 tackles, including 1 solo…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Started at RDE and added 5 tackles, including 3 solo…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Inactive (calf)… Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Started at RE and had 6 tackles and 1 TFL.
2007
Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Made his Browns debut by playing DE and NT in the defensive line rotation with 2 tackles, including 1 solo…Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Played DE in the defensive line rotation with 1 solo tackle…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Played DE with 1 tackle…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Played DE and added 5 tackles, including 3 solo…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Played DE with 1 tackle…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Started at LDE and matched a career-high with 6 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1 PBU…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: Started at LDE with 5 tackles, including 3 solo, and 1 PBU…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: Started at LDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo, and 2 QB pressures…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: Started at LDE with 5 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 sack for 13 yards, and 1 forced fumble…In the 3rd quarter, recorded his first career sack on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger for a 13-yard loss and forced a fumble, which resulted in a 2nd and 23 situation…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: Inactive (knee)…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: Started at NT for injured Ethan Kelley (knee) and added 2 tackles, and 1 sack for 7 yards…In the 3rd quarter, recorded a 7-yard sack of Texans QB Matt Schaub to force a 3rd and 11 situation…Part of a defensive effort that forced three turnovers, two sacks and limited Houston to only 77 net yards rushing…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: Started at NT for injured Ethan Kelley (knee) with 5 tackles, including 3 solo…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: Started at LDE and matched a career-high 6 tackles, including 1 solo…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: Started at LDE and tied for the team lead with a career-high 8 tackles, including 4 solo…Part of a defensive effort that gave the Browns their first shutout since 2005 (11/20/05 vs. Miami, 22-0 win) and held the Bills to 232 net yards of offense…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: Started at LDE and ranked second on the club with 8 tackles, including 7 solo, and 1 QB pressure…His 8 tackles matched a career-high...Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Started at NT with 5 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Part of a defense that limited the 49ers to only 185 net yards of offense, added 5 sacks and allowed only 73 net yards passing.
2006
In his third season with Cincinnati, played in 13 games and had 14 tackles, including 7 solo, and 1 PBU…Had a season-high 4 tackles vs. New England on Oct. 1…Added 3 tackles vs. Atlanta on Oct. 29, and 2 tackles at Baltimore on Nov. 5…Recorded 2 tackles at New Orleans on Nov. 19, and added 1 PBU vs. Oakland on Dec. 10…Inactive for the final three regular season games.
2005
Played in 13 games, including five starts, with Cincinnati and added 38 tackles, including 21 solo…Added 2 tackles at Chicago on Sept. 25, and added 4 tackles vs. Houston on Oct. 2…Started at LDT with 5 tackles vs. Baltimore on Nov. 27, and at Pittsburgh on Dec. 4…Started vs. Cleveland on Dec. 11…Started and had a season-high 6 tackles vs. Buffalo on Dec. 24, and started at Kansas City on Jan. 1, with 5 tackles…Also played in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 8, 2006, with 1 tackle.
2004
Played in five games, including one start, with New Orleans and added 16 tackles, including 7 solo tackles…Also played in three games, including one start, for Cincinnati with 6 tackles, including 2 solo…Began the year with Dallas and was waived at the end of training camp…Claimed by Arizona on Sept. 1 and then was waived by the Cardinals on Sept. 6…Signed by New Orleans to the practice squad on Sept. 7, and spent one week on the practice squad…Signed by New Orleans to the active roster on Sept. 18, and made his NFL debut vs. San Francisco on Sept. 19…Played in five games for New Orleans and totaled 16 tackles, including 7 solo…Made his first career start with 2 tackles at St. Louis on Sept. 26…Played at Arizona on Oct. 3…Inactive vs. Tampa Bay on Oct. 10, and vs. Minnesota on Oct. 17…Played at Oakland on Oct. 24, and at San Diego on Nov. 7…Inactive vs. Kansas City on Nov. 14, vs. Denver on Nov. 21, and at Atlanta on Nov. 28…Waived by New Orleans on Nov. 30…Claimed by Cincinnati via waivers on Dec. 1…Played in three games for the Bengals and added 6 tackles, including 2 solo…Inactive at Baltimore on Dec. 5, and at New England on Dec. 12…Played vs. Buffalo on Dec. 19, and vs. N.Y. Giants on Dec. 26…Started at RDT in the regular season finale for injured Langston Moore at Philadelphia on Jan. 2.
College Highlights
Played as a reserve defensive end for two years at South Carolina after transferring from Butler (Kan.) Community College...As a senior, played in every game with two starts, posting 38 tackles, 1 sack and 1 recovered fumble...As a junior, played in every game with 11 tackles...Before transferring to South Carolina, lettered twice as a defensive lineman at Butler Community College and recorded 128 tackles and a season-record 20 sacks as a sophomore in 2000.
Personal
Born Aug. 19, 1981 in Brooklyn, N.Y., then moved to Wichita Heights, Kan. for his final two years of high school…Attended Wichita Heights and Midwood High Schools…Married to wife Lashonda and the couple have three children — Kyrun, Markaylon and Autumn…Hobbies include movies, family vacations, bicycling and video games…African-American studies major at South Carolina…Active in community service, he speaks to school groups on off days, has participated in Cincinnati food drives, and has participated in Dallas area with hospital visits, Salvation Army Thanksgiving dinners and recreational activities with wheelchair bowlers…Off-season residence is Lewisville, Texas … Full name is Shaun Jamel Smith.
