Jacquies Smith is a former American football defensive end.
27 Facts About Jacquies Smith
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In 2014, Smith recorded 6.5 sacks in 7 starts for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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In 2015, Jacquies Smith is credited with 7 quarterback sacks in the 11 games that he was healthy enough to play.
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Jacquies Smith grew up in an impoverished Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas and was raised by his grandmother.
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Jacquies Smith's grandfather, Herbert Jones, was a US Army veteran and prominent AAU coach whose players included such Dallas high school stars as Dennis Rodman and Larry Johnson.
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Jacquies Smith's grandfather specifically coached and encouraged his development as a football, track, and basketball player beginning when Smith was a young child.
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Jacquies Smith graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 2008.
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Jacquies Smith was an All-Midlands Region defensive lineman by PrepStar Magazine.
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Jacquies Smith was recruited to play football at the University of Missouri.
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Jacquies Smith was named Missouri's Most Improved Defensive lineman during the spring practice session.
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Jacquies Smith was named 2nd-Team All-Big 12 after his junior season, and he received the team's Jeff Rigman Outstanding Underclassman Leadership Award.
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Jacquies Smith was named to variety of preseason all-star teams: Lindy's, Blue Ribbon, Athlon, and Phil Steele.
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An elbow injury limited action during that senior year, and Jacquies Smith ended up the year without end-of-season accolades.
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Jacquies Smith signed with the Buffalo Bills on December 30,2013.
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Jacquies Smith signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 10,2014, after the team had waived rookie defensive end Scott Solomon.
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Since joining Tampa Bay Jacquies Smith was able to go from a rotational defensive lineman to beating out William Gholston for the starting defensive end position.
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On November 1,2015, Jacquies Smith left with an ankle injury in Week 8's matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.
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On November 22,2015, Jacquies Smith was cleared to play in Week 11's matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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On September 12,2016, Jacquies Smith was placed on injured reserve after he sustained a right knee injury in the season-opening win against the Atlanta Falcons.
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On October 5,2017, Jacquies Smith was released by the Buccaneers.
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On October 18,2017, Jacquies Smith signed with the Detroit Lions.
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Jacquies Smith was released on October 28,2017, but was re-signed two days later.
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Jacquies Smith was released by the Cardinals on September 24,2018.
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On November 5,2018, Jacquies Smith was signed by the Oakland Raiders.
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Jacquies Smith played in three games before being placed on injured reserve on November 26,2018, with an Achilles injury.
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Jacquies Smith was selected by the Seattle Dragons in the 2020 XFL Draft.
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Jacquies Smith had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.