Rod Smart
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| Position | Running back / Kick returner | ||||||||
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| Born | January 9, 1977 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lakeland | ||||||||
| College | Western Kentucky | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: undrafted | ||||||||
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Torrold DeShaun "Rod" Smart (born January 9, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Western Kentucky. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2000 NFL draft.
Smart first played a professional football season with the Las Vegas Outlaws of the original XFL, where he was known by the nickname "He Hate Me". He then joined the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles, all within the same year (2001). He then spent four seasons (2002–2005) with the Carolina Panthers, including winning the NFC Championship in 2003. He also spent time with the Oakland Raiders in 2006, as well as Team Tennessee of the never-launched All American Football League.