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Mark Smith

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Cleveland Browns · DT

Mark Smith recorded 62 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

0.9

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

62

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

BALTIMORERAVENS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Baltimore Ravens vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

LOS ANGELESCHARGERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Los Angeles Chargers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

WSH

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1997

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

ARIZONACARDINALS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 5 total tackles · 2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

BALTIMORERAVENS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Baltimore Ravens vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

Aeneas Williams

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

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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Franchise era

1999–2017

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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons62 career games34 career solo tackles20 career sacksDrafted by: ARZDraft pick: 212Jersey: 932 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Oct 6, 2002

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