Howard Smothers

American football player (born 1973)

American football player

Howard SmothersPersonal information

Born:|  (1973-11-16) November 16, 1973 (age 49)
Height:| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:| 290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:| Jacksonville (FL) Jean Ribault
College:| Bethune-Cookman
Position:| Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman
NFL Draft:| 1995 / Round: 7 / Pick: 248
Career history

* Orlando Predators (1998)
* Buffalo Destroyers (1999–2001)

Career highlights and awards

* ArenaBowl champion (XII)

Career Arena statistics
| Tackles:| 8.5

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Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Howard Smothers (born November 16, 1973) is a former American football offensive lineman who played three seasons in the Arena Football League with the Orlando Predators and Buffalo Destroyers. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman and high school football at Jean Ribault High School.

## Professional career[edit]

Smothers was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 248th pick in the 1995 NFL Draft.[1]

### Orlando Predators[edit]

Smothers played for the Orlando Predators in 1998.[2]

### Buffalo Destroyers[edit]

Smothers played for the Buffalo Destroyers from 1999 to 2000.[2] He was released by the Destroyers on February 13, 2001.[3]

## Personal life[edit]

His son, Howard Smothers, played college football at Prairie View A&M University.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1995 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
2. ^ a b "Howard Smothers". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
3. ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
4. ^ "Howard Smothers". pvpanthers.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Just Sports Stats

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Philadelphia Eagles 1995 NFL draft selections

* Mike Mamula
* Bobby Taylor
* Barrett Brooks
* Greg Jefferson
* Chris T. Jones
* Dave Barr
* Fred McCrary
* Kevin Bouie
* Howard Smothers

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Orlando Predators ArenaBowl XII champions

* Chris Barber
* Webbie Burnett
* David Cool
* Bret Cooper
* Tommy Dorsey
* Eric Drakes
* Corris Ervin
* Jeff Faulkner
* Kevin Gaines
* Bob Gordon
* Franco Grilla
* Sam Hairston
* Bill Hall
* Victor Hall
* Rick Hamilton (MVP)
* Kelvin Ingram
* Kevin Johnson
* Bruce LaSane
* Ty Law
* Reginald Lee
* Damon Mason
* Connell Maynor
* Kenny McEntyre
* Rich McKenzie
* Pat O'Hara
* Jerry Odom
* Jeff Parker
* Howard Smothers
* Connell Spain
* Matt Storm
* Barry Wagner

* Head coach: Jay Gruden

* Coaches: Les Moss

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