This
auction is for the following Neil Smith Kanas City Chiefs (1988–1996), 104
Career NFL Sacks autographed 8x10 inch photograph.
BIO:
Neil Smith Kanas City Chiefs (1988–1996), 104 Career NFL Sacks, Drafted in 1988
in the 1st round 2nd overall pick, 2× Super Bowl champion
(XXXII, XXXIII), 6×
Pro Bowl (1991–1995, 1997), First-Team All-Pro (1993), 3× Second-Team All-Pro
(1992, 1995, 1997), NFL forced fumbles co-leader (1994), NFL sacks leader
(1993), NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, Kansas City Chiefs Ring of Honor Hall of
Fame and All-American (1987). During his career he played for the following
teams: Kansas City Chiefs (1988–1996), Denver Broncos (1997–1999) and San Diego
Chargers (2000). Smith finished his 13 NFL seasons with 104.5 sacks, 30 forced
fumbles, 12 fumble recoveries, 19 return yards, and 1 touchdown. He also
intercepted 4 passes, returning them for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Mr.
Smith was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for
the Kansas City Chiefs from 1988 to 1996, the Denver Broncos from 1997 to 1999,
and the San Diego Chargers in 2000. Before his NFL career, he played college
football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, where he was an All-American in 1987. He
also co-owned an Arena Football team, the Kansas City Command. The Chiefs, who
had the third pick, made it known to everyone before the 1988 NFL Draft that
they intended to take Smith. The Detroit Lions, picking second, threatened to
pick Smith and the Chiefs were forced to move up one slot to make sure that
Smith would be their pick. Incidentally, one of the draft picks the Chiefs
surrendered in order to move up turned out to be star linebacker Chris
Spielman. Smith's pre-draft measurables were head-turning. He was 6'4½",
weighed 260 pounds, had a 7-foot-1½-inch arm span, and ran a 4.55 forty-yard
dash.
One
of the top defensive linemen of his era, Smith made the Pro Bowl 6 times during
his career (1991–1995 and 1997), and led the NFL with 15 sacks in the 1993
season. With the Broncos, Smith won 2 NFL championship rings for Super Bowl
XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII. In the 1998 Divisional Playoffs against the Miami
Dolphins, Smith cemented the 38-3 Broncos victory with a 79-yard fumble return
for a touchdown, and in Super Bowl XXXII, he recorded a key fumble recovery
that set up a Broncos field goal.
Smith's
trademark sack celebration, which consisted of him pantomiming swinging a
baseball bat, was invented in tribute to another Kansas City sports hero, Hall
Of Famer George Brett. There was a rule created in his name. The "Neil
Smith" rule, enacted in 1998, prevents a defensive lineman from flinching
to induce a false start penalty on the offense. Neil Smith was a Co-Owner of
the Kansas City Brigade, a team in the Arena Football League from 2006 until
2008. Smith appeared as a panelist on the Nickelodeon game show Figure it Out.
He also appeared in a series of Campbell's Chunky Soup commercials. The Kansas
City Command retired #90 in his honor.
THIS
IS AN AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH. I ONLY SELL AUTHENTIC HAND
AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA. I do not sell reprints or facsimile autographs. When
you bid on my items you will receive the real deal authentic hand autographed
items. You will receive the same signed 8x10 photograph that is pictured in the
scan. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. I combine S&H when
multiple items are purchased. I currently have other rare autographed
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