Jermaine Smith (born February 3, 1972) is a former

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player. He went to Laney High School in

Augusta, Georgia Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navig ...

, US, where he played

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as well as

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. He began his collegiate career at Georgia Military College. After two years, he transferred to the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft.

AFL career

Smith has played more regular season games with the Georgia Force (77) than any other player. Jermaine entered the 2008 season ranked 13th all-time in the

in sacks. Smith was picked up by the Tampa Bay Storm prior to the 2010 season of the current incarnation of the AFL.

References

External links

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1972 births Living people University of Georgia alumni Georgia Bulldogs football players Georgia Force players Green Bay Packers players Orlando Predators players Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) players New York/New Jersey Hitmen players Tampa Bay Storm players Players of American football from Augusta, Georgia San Jose SaberCats players {{ArenaFootballLeague-stub