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**Jeff Smoker**
	No. 9 Arizona Rattlers
	Quarterback
Personal information
	Date of birth: June 13, 1981 (age 28)
	Place of birth: Manheim, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
	College: Michigan State University
	NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201
	Debuted in 2004 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
	As player:; St. Louis Rams (2004–2005); Philadelphia Eagles (2005); St. Louis Rams (2005); Kansas City Chiefs (2006); Nashville Kats (2007); Arizona Rattlers (2008-Present); Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	Holds Several MSU passing records;
Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2008
TD- INT	0-0
Comp- Att	0-0
Passing Yards	0
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Jeff Smoker (born June 13, 1981 in Manheim, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback who played for the National Football League's St. Louis Rams from 2004 to 2005. He was also the starting quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.

[edit] College career

[edit] Michigan State

Jeff Smoker attended Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, he set many of the Spartans' passing records and when he finished his collegiate career he was the fifth leading passer-by yards in Big Ten history.

Smoker appeared in two bowl games during his career, winning the Silicon Valley Football Classic 44-35 vs. Fresno State University as a Sophomore, and losing against Nebraska 17-3 as a Senior in the Alamo Bowl.

Smoker also played in the "MSU Miracle" game against the Michigan Wolverines on November 3, 2001. In the game Smoker threw the winning touchdown with 1 second remaining.

[edit] Struggles with Substance Abuse

Smoker was suspended for the last five games of the 2002 season by coach Bobby Williams due to a violation of team rules. It was later revealed that Smoker was dealing with substance abuse issues. His story and comeback was profiled in a front page story in Sports Illustrated.

Williams was fired toward the end of the 2002 season. Incoming coach John L. Smith reinstated Smoker in August 2003.

[edit] Michigan State Passing Records

As of 2006 he held the following Michigan State passing records as denoted in the 2006 Michigan State Media Guide.

Career Records

Passing Yards - 8,932
Touchdown passes - 61
Pass Attempts - 1,150
Pass Completions - 685
Most 200 yard passing games - 23
Interceptions - 39

Season Records

Passing Yards - 3,395 (2003)
Pass Attempts - 488 (2003)
Pass Completions - 302 (2003)
Passing Efficiency Rating (min 75 attempts)- 166.4 (2001)
Total Offense yards per attempt (min 100 attempts) - 7.35 (2001)

Single Game Records

Pass Attempts - 55 vs Ohio State (2003)
Completions - 35 vs Ohio State (2003)

[edit] Professional career

[edit] NFL

[edit] First stint with the St. Louis Rams (2004-2005)

Smoker was drafted in the 6th round by the St. Louis Rams, and he made the Rams' roster in his rookie year as the team's third quarterback. In his second year he was beaten out of that position by former Harvard University quarterback, Ryan Fitzpatrick and was cut from the Rams at the end of the 2005 training camp.

[edit] Philadelphia Eagles (2005)

Smoker spent a brief time on the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad in 2005.

[edit] Second stint with the St. Louis Rams (2005-2006)

He spent the 2005 season on the club's practice squad and roster due to injuries to the Ram's starter, Marc Bulger and his back-up, Jamie Martin Due to the Rams' signing of former Miami Dolphins quarterback Gus Frerotte in the 2006 offseason, Smoker was cut from the Rams roster at the beginning of the 2006 training camp.

[edit] Kansas City Chiefs (2006)

On August 10, 2006 he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as insurance for their first preseason game since injuries limited the Chiefs to only 2 healthy quarterbacks on their roster. Smoker was subsequently cut from the team on August 28.

[edit] AFL career

[edit] Nashville Kats

Smoker was signed by the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League on November 21, 2006. He got his first start with the Kats on March 18, 2007 versus the Utah Blaze in Nashville. As of March 27, 2007, Smoker has replaced original starting QB Clint Stoerner as the first stringer. He led the Kats to a 7-9 record where they just barely missed the playoffs. He was released from the team at the end of the 2007 season.

[edit] Arizona Rattlers

Smoker was signed by the Arizona Rattlers, where he is was their starting quarterback until the league folded in 2009.

[edit] External links

[1] - Jeff Smoker on the Arizona Rattler's website
[2] - Jeff Smoker's ArenaFan.com Player Profile

Preceded by Bill Burke	Michigan State Spartans Starting Quarterbacks 2000 – 2004	Succeeded by Drew Stanton

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