Cedric Smith

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · FB

Cedric Smith recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, WSH, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings.

Best highlights

1.4

rush yds/gm

1.9

rec yds/gm

playoff games

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Cedric Smith's most significant indexed performances.

Miami Dolphins vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1996

2 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

WSH

WSH vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1994

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1996

2 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Arizona Cardinals vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Aug 31, 1997

1 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

WSH

WSH vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 24, 1994

24 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cedric Smith's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 24 rushing yards

WSH

WSH vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 24, 1994

24 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 1 rushing touchdown

Arizona Cardinals vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Aug 31, 1997

1 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 32 receiving yards

WSH

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1994

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cedric Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

Cedric Smith

Anthony Carter

Chris Doleman

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

Cedric Smith

Rickey Jackson

Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

Cedric Smith

Champ Bailey

Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

Cedric Smith

Aeneas Williams

Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

Cedric Smith

Barry Sanders

Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Cedric Smith

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

NFL appearances

Cedric Smith

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history