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Will Smith

Retired

New Orleans Saints · LB

Will Smith recorded 137 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

2.8

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

137

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 30, 2011

New Orleans Saints vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2011

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 26, 2006

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 19, 2009

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2009

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2006
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 21, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 16, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2012
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 5, 2012

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2012

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 tackles for loss · 5 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2012
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 16, 2012

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 28, 2011

New York Giants vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2011

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2010
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2005

01
NOSMITH—Will Smith
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

02
NOSMITH—Will Smith
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

03
NOSMITH—Will Smith
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2009Pro Bowl selection · 20069 NFL seasons137 career games247 career solo tackles67 career sacksDrafted by: NODraft pick: 18Jersey: 918 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Dec 30, 2012

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