Titans Shaun Smith a Giant?

Joe Tufaro — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:46:44 +0000

The Tennessee Titans found themselves deep at defensive tackle, so deep in fact that they just released 9 year veteran Shaun Smith. Could he be on his way back to New York and the Giants. Shaun was born and raised in Brooklyn, and at age 31 just might enjoy a trip home after spending his career in New Orleans, Cincinnati, Kansas City and most recently Tennessee.

Smith, listed at 6’2″ and 325 could be a great insurance policy if Shaun Rogers doesn’t make a full recovery, or even if he makes a partial recovery and can return in let’s say week 8. Now carrying two guys to eventually play one position might not be the best move, but adding depth to a position that still has many question marks does make sense.

Here are Smiths combined stats for his career courtesy of NFL.COM:

G	GS	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	SFTY	PDef	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TDs	FF
2011	Tennessee Titans	15	6	25	17	8	1.0	–	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

2010	Kansas City Chiefs	16	10	56	30	26	1.0	0	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

2009	Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	8	3	5	0.0	–	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

2008	Cleveland Browns	11	9	36	26	10	0.0	–	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	1

2007	Cleveland Browns	15	11	62	48	14	2.0	–	3	–	–	0.0	–	–	1

2006	Cincinnati Bengals	13	0	10	6	4	0.0	–	1	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

2005	Cincinnati Bengals	13	5	25	17	8	0.0	–	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

2004	Cincinnati Bengals	3	1	2	2	0	0.0	–	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

2004	New Orleans Saints	5	1	9	6	3	0.0	–	0	–	–	0.0	–	–	0

TOTAL				233	155	78	4.0	0	4	0	0	–	0	0	2

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Titans Shaun Smith a Giant?