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Fred Smoot

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Washington Commanders · CB

Fred Smoot recorded 122 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

3.4

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

122

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Fred Smoot's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 21, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2006

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 5, 2008

Washington Commanders vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 30, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 23, 2005

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
NEW YORKGIANTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 21, 2003

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Fred Smoot's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 30, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2002
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 6, 2002

Washington Commanders vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 16, 2007

Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 30, 2006

New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2006

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 47 interception return yards

Regular Season
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 23, 2007

Washington Commanders vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Fred Smoot's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2011

01
WASSMOOT—Fred Smoot
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

2001–2013

02
MINSMOOT—Fred Smoot
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons122 career games359 career solo tacklesDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 45Jersey: 271 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2001Most recent: Jan 3, 2010

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