JASON SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP

Saints agree to 1-year deal with OT Jason Smith

New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis says the Saints and free agent offensive tackle Jason Smith have agreed to a one-year contract. Smith, whose acquisition was announced by the Saints on Thursday, has spent four seasons in the NFL, playing in 45 games with 26 starts at both left and right tackle. The 6-foot-5, 308-pound lineman was the second overall pick out of Baylor in...
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April 11, 2013  |  Discuss

OT Jason Smith Agrees To 1-Year Deal With Saints

The New Orleans Saints added some veteran competition at tackle as former No. 2 overall pick tackle Jason Smith agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Saints on Thursday, Larry Holder of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Smith spent last season with the Jets and New York released him in mid-February. The 6-foot-5, 308-pound tackle should compete with Charles Brown...
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April 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Saints Nation: Saints Sign T Jason Smith

I didn't expect to see Jason Smith, of all people, walking through the Saints' doors but this is a very intriguing development. Smith is 26 and was drafted as the 2nd overall pick - yes you read that correctly - just 4 years ago. He spent three concussion filled seasons with the Rams and was largely a bust before playing for the Jets last year and never really panning out...
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April 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Saints Sign OT Jason Smith

The New Orleans Saints announced on Thursday that they’ve reached an agreement with former Rams OT Jason Smith. Smith receives a one-year deal from the Saints after being released by the Jets earlier in the offseason. He’s a former No. 2 overall pick back in 2009, but has only managed to start 26 games during his NFL career. Smith has been given bust label after falling well...
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April 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Rams' Smith battles for playing time

ST. LOUIS (AP) Rams right tackle Jason Smith finds himself battling for playing time this summer with free agent signee Barry Richardson. That's just fine with Smith, a former No. 2 overall draft pick who is working with the second string and did not start in the Rams' preseason opener at Indianapolis Sunday. "Everything that's happening to me as far as, I think...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
August 15, 2012  |  Discuss

Rams' Ex-No. 2 pick Smith battles for playing time

Rams right tackle Jason Smith finds himself battling for playing time this summer with free agent signee Barry Richardson. That's just fine with Smith, a former No. 2 overall draft pick who is working with the second string and did not start in the Rams' preseason opener at Indianapolis on Sunday. Given where he was selected in the 2009 NFL draft, most players would expect...
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August 15, 2012  |  Discuss

Camp Battles: Paul Boudreau vs Jason Smith

Image credit: StLouisRams.com Paul Boudreau knew when he came on board as the Rams' offensive line coach that he had a fight on his hands. He inherited the one of the worst-ranked offensive lines in the game, whose franchise tackles were both undermined by injuries and ineffective play. Two weeks into Rams camp, 30 days before the start of the season, and Rodger Saffold...
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August 09, 2012  |  Discuss

Rams OT Jason Smith Restructures Contract; Takes Pay Cut

Rams offensive tackle Jason Smith agreed to restructure his contract this week, a league source confirmed on Saturday. Signed to a five-year, $54 million contract as the No. 2 overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, Smith had been scheduled to earn $10 million in base salary in 2012 and $12 million in base salary 2013, with 2014 being a voidable year. Under the restructure, Smith'...
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April 21, 2012  |  Discuss

Jason Smith to be Released by St. Louis Rams?

The St. Louis Rams made offensive tackle Jason Smith the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, expecting him to be the franchise’s anchor along the offensive line. They signed the Baylor product to a six-year, $61.775 million contract, with $33 million in guaranteed money. Well, after three seasons apparently the Rams have had enough of Smith’s attempt at proving worthy...
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February 16, 2012  |  Discuss

The St. Louis Rams place OT Jason Smith on I.R.

The St. Louis Rams have placed 25-year old OT Jason Smith on the Injured Reserve List, ending his season due to a nasty concussion.  Smith played in 6 games (all starts) for the Rams this year.  He has now played in 29 games (26 starts) in his first three years with the Rams. This is another blow to the Rams’ O-Line as they are losing players left and right.
Via Rams Locker
November 25, 2011  |  Discuss
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