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Sean Smith

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Los Angeles Rams · DE

Sean Smith recorded 43 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

43

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Divisional Round
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 31, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 7, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 31, 1989

Los Angeles Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1988
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 8, 1989

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
1990
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 30, 1990

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 30, 1990

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHISMITH—Sean Smith
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARSMITH—Sean Smith
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBSMITH—Sean Smith
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

04
DALSMITH—Sean Smith
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

05
NESMITH—Sean Smith
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons43 career games4 career sacksJersey: 06 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 14, 1987Most recent: Sep 8, 1991

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