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Wade Smith

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Philadelphia Eagles · OT

Wade Smith recorded 17 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, HST, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

17

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2009
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 25, 2009

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 29, 2013

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 15, 2013

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 1, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 11, 2011

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 25, 2009

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIASMITH—Wade Smith
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

02
NYJSMITH—Wade 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

2007–2010

03
NYJSMITH—Wade Smith
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

04
KCSMITH—Wade Smith
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

05
HOUSMITH—Wade Smith
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

06
HOUSMITH—Wade Smith
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2013–2020

07
PHISMITH—Wade Smith
PHIFOLES9Nick Foles
PHICOX91Fletcher Cox

A backup quarterback completes the first Super Bowl title

Philadelphia Eagles · The Philly Special

Chip Kelly's tempo gave way to Doug Pederson's adaptable offense, and Foles finished a remarkable 2017 postseason by outdueling New England.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 201211 NFL seasons17 career games9 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 78Jersey: 730 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 30, 2007Most recent: Dec 29, 2013

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