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A fifth-round pick in the 2004 Draft; played in only two games as a rookie but has seen action in 27 games the last two seasons, including eight starts in each of the last two campaigns.
Scored his first TD at any level of football on 12/17/06 vs. Denver when he scooped up a fumble by Broncos RB Tatum Bell and returned it four yards to the end zone.
Earned All-NFL Europe honors in 2005 with the Hamburg Sea Devils
Pro Career:
The Cardinals fifth-round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft (135th overall), Smith spent the first 13 games of the 2004 season as a member of the practice squad and was signed to the active roster on 12/15/04 where he saw action in two of the final three games of the season. Spent the spring of 2005 with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe, starting nine-of-10 games and finished with six sacks, 28 tackles and a forced fumble while earning all-NFL Europe honors at season’s end. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 4/4/07, agreeing to a one-year contract.
2006: Appeared in all 16 games (8 starts) for the first time in his career while also recording a career high in tackles (29) collected one tackle and recovered his first career fumble, by Marc Bulger, late in the fourth quarter vs. StL (9/24) collected four tackles while registering his first sack of the season when he corralled Michael Vick on a third-and-eight play in the second quarter @ Atl (10/1) received his first start of the season at defensive tackle, collected two tackles and two QB pressures vs. Chi (10/16) ended the day with four tackles, adding one pass defensed and one QB pressure in his third start of the season @ Min (11/26) collected three tackles, a half sack and a quarterback pressure @ StL (12/3) had four tackles, one sack and a QB pressure vs. Sea (12/10) put on another impressive display, collecting five tackles, two tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery which he picked up and ran back four yards for a TD to pull the Cardinals to within three points in the second quarter vs. Den (12/17).
2005: Released by the Cardinals during the final roster cut on 9/3 after spending training camp with the team and was resigned to the practice squad on 9/8 where he spent the first four weeks of the season recorded his first career start @ Det (11/13) as injuries decimated the defensive line; recorded three tackles including one for a loss recorded two tackles and forced a fumble vs. Jax (11/27) recorded his first two career sacks @ Hou (12/18) and added one tackle recorded two tackles vs. Phi (12/24) sacked Colts QB Jim Sorgi for his third sack of the season @ Ind (1/1).
2004: Signed to the 53-man active roster on 12/15 after spending the first 13 weeks as a member of the practice squad saw action on defense in his first game on the active roster vs. StL (12/19) and @ Sea (12/26) and recorded one QB pressure deactivated for the season finale vs. Tampa Bay (1/2).
College:
Two-year starter at Oklahoma State after transferring from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College though senior season shortened by leg injury, still managed to record two-year totals of 60 tackles (30 solos), 8.5 sacks, seven quarterback pressures and three pass deflections in 24 games.
Personal:
Full name Antonio DeShonta Smith ... attended John Marshall (Oklahoma City, OK) High School education major at Oklahoma State. | 