Player Bio

Games Played/Started:
2000 (8/0); 2001 (10/0); 2002 (16/2); 2003 (16/15); 2004 (16/16); 2005 (16/16); 2006 (15/12); 2007 (16/16); 2008 (2/2); 2009 (15/15)

Career Totals
130 games, 94 starts

Career Transactions
Originally drafted by Tennessee in the sixth round, 197th overall, in the 2000 NFL Draft…Signed by Houston as an unrestricted free agent on March 4, 2004…Signed by Tennessee as an unrestricted free agent on Sept. 6, 2006…Signed by Cleveland as a free agent on March 16, 2007.

Career Highlights
Seven-year veteran has played in 97 games, including 61 starts, with Tennessee and Houston…Has totaled 446 tackles, 17 sacks, 34 QB pressures and 15 PBU during his NFL career…Had back-to-back 100-tackle seasons with Houston in 2004 and 2005.

2009
Started 15 games, including 13 at right end and two at left end… Registered 62 tackles, a figure that was fifth on the club and led the team’s linemen… Added 1.5 sacks for 9.5 yards in losses. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Started at right end… Also appeared on special teams… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Recorded one tackle...Also saw time on special teams unit… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Opened at right end and came up with three tackles… Also played on special teams… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Started at right end and recorded one tackle… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Started and notched a season-best six tackles… Also had two quarterback hits… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Started and recorded six tackles… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Posted a team-high 12 tackles (1 for loss), including a stop of Aaron Rodgers on fourth-and-1 from the Browns’ 32, as he combined with David Bowens… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Tallied seven tackles… Combined with Kenyon Coleman for a 3-yard sack of Jay Cutler… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Produced four tackles… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Recorded one tackle… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Produced seven tackles and a quarterback hit… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: Started at left end in place of the injured Kenyon Coleman (knee) after he had opened the first 11 contests at right end… Tied for the team lead, along with Mike Adams and Hank Poteat, with six tackles… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Opened at left end and posted three tackles… Sustained a hip injury in the first quarter and played sporadically after that… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: Was inactive with a groin injury sustained the previous week against Pittsburgh… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Returned to starting lineup and tallied three tackles… Game 16 vs. Jacksonville 1/3: Was credited with two tackles, including a half-sack that he shared with Jason Trusnik.

2008
Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Started at RDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Started at RDE and recorded 3 tackles, including 2 solo…Was part of a defensive effort that held the Steelers to 281 net yards of offense…Left the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury and did not return…Suffered an Achilles injury…Placed on Reserve-Injured on Sept. 16.

2007
Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Made his Browns debut and started at RDE with 5 tackles, including 4 solo, and 2 QB pressures…Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Started at RDE and totaled 1 TFL, 1 sack for 7 yards and 1 QB pressure…In the 1st quarter, sacked Bengals QB Carson Palmer for a 7-yard loss and forced a 2nd and 17 passing situation…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Started at RDE and totaled 7 tackles, including 4 solo…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Started at RDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1 PBU…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Started at RDE with 6 tackles, including 3 solo, and 1 TFL…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Started at RDE with 2 solo tackles and 1 QB pressure…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: Started at RDE and added 5 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: Started at RDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: Started at RDE and added 3 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 sack for 5 yards…In the 3rd quarter, sacked Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger for a 5-yard loss to force a 3rd and 14 situation…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: Started at RDE and totaled 5 tackles, including 4 solo, and a career-high 2 sacks for 22 yards…Recorded his first sack in the 3rd quarter, on a 14-yard sack of Ravens QB Kyle Boller to force a 2nd and 24 situation…Added his second sack in the 4th quarter with an 8-yard sack to force a 4th and 13 FG attempt situation…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: Started at RDE and added 4 tackles, including 3 solo…Part of a defensive effort that forced three turnovers, two sacks and limited Houston to only 77 net yards rushing…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: Started at RDE with 5 tackles, including 3 solo…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: Started at RDE and totaled 7 tackles, including 4 solo…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: Started at RDE with 6 tackles, including 4 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Part of a defensive effort that gave the Browns their first shutout since 2005 (11/20/05 vs. Miami, 22-0 win) and held the Bills to 232 net yards of offense…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: Started at RDE and added 1 solo tackle…Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Started at RDE with 1 solo tackle…Part of a defense that limited the 49ers to only 185 net yards of offense, added 5 sacks and allowed only 73 net yards passing.

2006
Signed by Tennessee as an unrestricted free agent, returning to the Titans where he played the first four years of his career before spending two seasons with the Texans…Played in 15 games, including 12 starts at left defensive tackle and tallied 76 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 5 QB pressures, 4 TFL and 3 PBU…Started and registered 1 tackle against the New York Jets on Sept. 10, left game in 1st quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return…Inactive (hamstring) at San Diego on Sept. 17…Saw limited action at defensive tackle and recorded 1 tackle at Miami on Sept. 24…Recorded 6 tackles vs. Dallas on Oct. 1…Started and posted a season-high 11 tackles, 1 QB pressure and 1 TFL at Indianapolis on Oct. 8…Started and recorded 8 tackles, 1 TFL at Washington on Oct. 15…Started and totaled 9 tackles, 2 QB pressures and 0.5 sacks vs. Houston on Oct. 29, combined with Antwan Odom to sack David Carr in the 1st quarter…Started and posted 3 tackles at Jacksonville on Nov. 5…Started and recorded 7 tackles, 1 PBU and 1 QB pressure vs. Baltimore on Nov. 12...Started and totaled 5 tackles with 1 PBU at Philadelphia on Nov. 19…Started and registered 6 tackles, 2 TFL and 1 QB pressure vs. N.Y. Giants on Nov. 26…Started and posted 5 tackles vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 3…Started and totaled 5 tackles at Houston on Dec. 10…Started and recorded 6 tackles vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 17…Started and posted 2 tackles with 1 PBU at Buffalo on Dec. 24…Played defensive tackle and registered 1 tackle vs. New England on Dec. 31.

2005
In his second season with Houston, started in all 16 games at defensive end, the only defensive lineman to start every game for the second consecutive season…Led all linemen with a career-high 102 tackles, posted 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 recovered fumble and 3 PBU…Finished with 9 tackles in the season opener at Buffalo on Sept. 11…Posted 9 tackles and 1 QB pressure vs. Pittsburgh on Sept. 18, and recorded 8 tackles at Cincinnati on Oct. 2…Notched 6 tackles and 1 PBU vs. Tennessee on Oct. 16, and made 3 tackles and 1 QB pressure vs. Indianapolis on Oct. 23…Tallied 3 tackles, 1 PBU and 1 recovered fumble vs. Cleveland on Oct. 30, and recorded 6 tackles and 1 forced fumble at Jacksonville on Nov. 6…Registered 5 stops and 2 QB pressures at Indianapolis on Nov. 13, and finished with 4 tackles and 1 QB pressure vs. Kansas City on Nov. 20…Had 6 tackles and 1 sack vs. St. Louis on Nov. 27, and posted 8 tackles at Baltimore on Dec. 4…Tallied 4 tackles at Tennessee on Dec. 11, and recorded 3 tackles, 1 sack for 4 yards, 1 PBU and 1 QB pressure vs. Arizona on Dec. 18…Led the team with a season-high 13 stops vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 24, and registered 12 tackles in the season finale at San Francisco on Jan. 1, 2006.

2004
Signed by Houston as an unrestricted free agent and started all 16 games at the right defensive end, the only defensive lineman to start every game…Totaled 100 tackles, 3 sacks and 6 PBU…Made Texans debut in the season opener vs. San Diego on Sept. 12, posted 4 tackles and 1 PBU…Collected 5 tackles at Detroit on Sept. 19, and finished with 6 stops and 2 PBU in a win at Kansas City on Sept. 26…Notched 5 tackles vs. Oakland on Oct. 3…Collected 7 tackles and 1 sack vs. Minnesota on Oct. 10, dropping Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper for a two-yard loss…Had a strong performance against his former team in a win at Tennessee on Oct. 17, raking up a career-high 11 tackles and 1 PBU, as he deflected a pass by Titans QB Steve McNair and tipped it to CB Dunta Robinson, one of four Texans picks…Posted 4 tackles in a win vs. Jacksonville on Oct. 31, and made 3 stops at Denver on Nov. 7…Finished with 3 tackles at Indianapolis on Nov. 14, and recorded 8 stops vs. Green Bay on Nov. 21…Amassed 9 tackles in a win against Tennessee on Nov. 28, and collected 8 stops and 1 PBU at N.Y. Jets on Dec. 5…Posted 7 tackles vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 12, notched 4 tackles and a 10-yard sack in a win at Chicago on Dec. 19…Racked up 9 tackles and 1 sack in a 21-0 win at Jacksonville on Dec. 26…Had 7 tackles in the season finale vs. Cleveland on Jan. 2, 2005.

2003
Played in all 16 games for the Titans, including 15 starts at left defensive tackle…Also started both playoff contests…Posted 73 tackles, adding a career-best 4.5 sacks, 2 recovered fumbles, 1 forced fumble and 1 PBU…Helped the Titans lead the league in rush defense (80.9 ypg)…Collected 8 tackles at Indianapolis on Sept. 14, and had 4 tackles and 1 sack in a win vs. New Orleans on Sept. 21…Collected 6 stops in a victory at Pittsburgh on Sept. 28…Recorded 5 tackles and 0.5 sack at New England on Oct. 5…Posted 5 tackles in a win at Carolina on Oct. 19, and recovered a fumble that led to a field goal…Had 1 tackle and 1 recovered fumble at Jacksonville on Oct. 26, recovered a fumble by Jaguars’ QB Byron Leftwich and rumbled 43 yards, setting up a TD run by Titans RB Eddie George…Registered 6 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble, which led to a TD two plays later vs. Miami on Nov. 9…Had 7 tackles and 1 sack vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 7…Did not start against Buffalo on Dec. 14, due to a rib injury however still recorded 5 tackles and 1 sack…Totaled 6 stops at Houston on Dec. 21…Collected 2 tackles and 1 PBU in the AFC Wild Card Playoff win at Baltimore on Jan. 3, 2004, and helped limit Ravens RB Jamal Lewis to just 35 yards on 14 carries…Recorded 3 tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff loss at New England on Jan. 10, 2004.

2002
Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career, and started two contests…Led all Titans’ defensive linemen with 73 tackles and also added 2.5 sacks and 1 PBU…Posted 5 tackles in the season-opening win vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 8…Made his first-career NFL start and collected 5 tackles vs. Jacksonville on Oct. 13…Racked up 8 stops in a start at Cincinnati on Oct. 27…Had 5 tackles at Indianapolis on Nov. 3, and collected 6 tackles vs. Houston on Nov. 10…Recorded 5 stops in a win vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 8…Registered 3 stops and 1 PBU in a AFC Divisional Playoff win vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 11, 2003…Had 1 tackle in an AFC Championship Game loss at Oakland on Jan. 19, 2003.

2001
Played in 10 games and registered 16 tackles and 2 sacks…Inactive for two games and missed the final four games after being placed on Injured-Reserve with a right thumb injury…Inactive for the season opener vs. Miami on Sept. 9…Posted 3 tackles at Detroit on Oct. 21…Had 1 sack against Jacksonville on Nov. 4…Collected 3 stops and 1 sack at Cleveland on Dec. 2…Suffered thumb injury at Minnesota on Dec. 9.

2000
In his rookie season with Tennessee, played in eight games and recorded 6 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 1 PBU…Did not play in two games and was inactive for six contests…Made NFL debut at Buffalo on Sept. 3…Posted 1 tackle in an overtime win vs. Kansas City on Sept. 10…Posted 4 tackles and 1.5 sacks vs. Jacksonville on Oct. 16…Had 1 tackle and 1 sack in a Monday Night win at Washington on Oct. 30…Inactive for the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Baltimore on Jan. 7, 2001.

College Highlights
Lettered four years at Michigan State and finished with 191 career tackles, 22 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 3 recovered fumbles and 3 interceptions…Sack total ranked fifth on Spartans’ all-time list…First-team All-Big Ten selection as a senior and won MSU’s President’s Award, given to the team’s outstanding senior lineman…Also earned second-team All-America honors from The Sporting News…Walter Camp All-America selection as a junior and second-team all-conference choice as a sophomore…Majored in Child Development.

Personal
Born Robaire Freddick Smith in Flint, Mich…Parade All-America selection as a senior at Flint (Mich.) High School…Earned first-team all-state honors with 92 tackles and 11 sacks…Also caught 17 passes for 297 yards and six touchdowns…Sister, Zaire, is a model that has traveled extensively abroad…Donated $100,000 to help build Ed Woods Stadium in Flint in 2005…Also hosts an offseason football camp in Flint… Has two older brothers who played professional sports – Fernando, who played nine seasons in the NFL, and Antonio, who played for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors after helping Michigan State to the 1999 Final Four…Started The Robaire Smith Foundation in 2002, benefiting middle school sports programs in his hometown of Flint, Mich…Has daughters, Alanna and Jada, and twin boys, Robaire Jr. and Romaire.