Bo Smith

American gridiron football player (born 1983)

American football player

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Position:| Cornerback
Personal information
Born:|  (1983-06-08) June 8, 1983 (age 42)
Owensboro, Kentucky
Height:| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:| 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:| Weber State
Career history

* British Columbia Lions (2007)*
* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2008–2009)
* New York Jets (2010)*
* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2010–2012)
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2013)
* Ottawa Redblacks (2014)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Bo Smith (born June 8, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He signed with the BC Lions of the CFL in 2007. Smith played football collegiately at the University of Kentucky before transferring to Weber State during his senior year.

Smith has also been a member of the New York Jets.

## College career

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Smith was the starting cornerback for three years at the University of Kentucky.[1] Prior to the 2006 season, Smith was dismissed by Kentucky after he was found to be in violation of team rules.[1] Subsequently, Smith finished his collegiate career at Weber State.[1] During his brief tenure at Weber, Smith played well enough to receive an invitation to the 2007 NFL Combine.[1]

A hamstring injury at the combine would sideline Smith who was unable to generate interest from any NFL teams following the injury.[1]

## Professional career

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### BC Lions

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Smith signed with the CFL BC Lions on May 28, 2007.[2]

### Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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In 2008, Smith signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

### New York Jets

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On January 8, 2010, Smith was signed to a reserve future contract by the New York Jets following his stand out season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2009 when he only allowed four touchdown receptions.[1] Smith was waived by the team on September 4, 2010.[3]

### Hamilton Tiger-Cats (II)

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On September 21, 2010, Smith rejoined the Tiger-Cats.[4] On May 15, 2013, Smith was released by the Tiger-Cats.[5]

### Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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On August 20, 2013, Smith signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

### Ottawa Redblacks

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On February 13, 2014, Smith signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[6] He was released by the Redblacks on April 16, 2014.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Mathis, Mark (February 12, 2010), "Ex-Cat Smith chasing NFL dream with Jets", Kentucky.com, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, archived from the original on June 17, 2011, retrieved October 28, 2010
2. ^ TSN.ca Staff (May 28, 2007), "TSN : CFL - Canada's Sports Leader", TSN.ca, Wayback Machine, archived from the original on September 29, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2010
3. ^ Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2010), "Jets in process of trimming roster to 53", NYDailyNews.com, New York Daily News, archived from the original on September 7, 2010, retrieved October 28, 2010
4. ^ "Bo Smith Returns To Hamilton", TICats.ca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, September 21, 2010, archived from the original on November 6, 2011, retrieved October 28, 2010
5. ^ "Released by Ti-Cats". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
6. ^ "FA14: Redblacks ink Smith, Lang, three others". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
7. ^ "First cut: Redblacks release seven". cfldaily.ca. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

## External links

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* Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
* Ottawa Redblacks bio
* New York Jets bio