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Larry Smith

Retired

Green Bay Packers · DT

Larry Smith recorded 46 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

46

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1999
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 2, 1999

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 21, 1999

New Orleans Saints vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 26, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 16, 2003

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 24, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 28, 2003

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2003
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 16, 2003

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 22, 2002

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 24, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 1, 2000

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995–1999

01
JAXSMITH—Larry Smith
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

02
JAXSMITH—Larry Smith
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLESMITH—Larry Smith
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

04
PITSMITH—Larry Smith
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASSMITH—Larry Smith
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen 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

1997–2006

06
NYJSMITH—Larry Smith
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

07
TENSMITH—Larry Smith
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

08
INDSMITH—Larry Smith
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

09
GBSMITH—Larry Smith
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons46 career games47 career solo tackles6 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 56Jersey: 960 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Oct 24, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history