WADE SMITH #74

Position	Center
Height	6-4
Weight	296
Years Experience	7
Birthdate	4/26/1981
Hometown	Dallas, TX
College	Memphis
Current status	Active
Games Started	25
Games Played	60

Pro Career

Versatile and experienced offensive lineman joined the Chiefs as an unrestricted free agent from the N.Y. Jets on April 21, 2008 … Worked primarily at tackle prior to arriving in Kansas City, but has seen the majority of his duty at right guard and center with the Chiefs … Former third-round selection of Miami started all 16 games at left tackle for the Dolphins as a rookie in 2003 … Spent two seasons with the N.Y. Jets (2006-07), working at both tackle and center … Has played in 60 regular season games with 18 starts at left tackle, six starts at right guard and one start at center … Has also played in one postseason contest.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (4/21/08) ... Signed with the N.Y. Jets (3/12/07) ... Signed with the N.Y. Jets (9/15/06) ... Released by Miami (9/12/06) ... Signed with Miami (7/28/03) ... Drafted in the third-round (78th overall) by the Miami Dolphins in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Games Played/Games Started: 2003 MIA (16/16), 2004 MIA (6/2), 2005 MIA (0/0), 2006 NYJ (9/0), 2007 NYJ (14/0), 2008 KC (15/7) — 60/25. Playoffs: 2006 NYJ (1/0) — 1/0.

2008

Kansas City (2008): Played in 15 games on special teams and saw duty in 10 contests on offense … Started seven contests, opening six games at right guard and one at center … Was inactive for one contest … Was inactive vs. Tampa Bay (11/2) ... Started at right guard in place of an injured G Adrian Jones vs. New Orleans (11/16) and vs. Buffalo (11/23) ... Started at right guard in place of an injured Jones, but also played at center in place of an injured C Rudy Niswanger at Oakland (11/30) and at Denver (12/7) ... Started at center in place of Niswanger vs. San Diego (12/14) ... Started at right guard vs. Miami (12/21) and at Cincinnati (12/28).

2007

N.Y. Jets (2006-07): Saw action in 23 games.

2007: Appeared as a reserve in 14 games.

2006

Played in nine games as a reserve offensive lineman … Was signed by the N.Y. Jets on September 15th … Saw action in his first game with the Jets vs. New England (9/17) ... Played as a reserve in the last six games of the season … Appeared in an AFC Wild Card Game at New England (1/7/07).

2005

Miami (2003-05): Appeared in 22 games with 18 starts at left tackle.

2005: Spent the entire season on injured reserve with a right forearm injury suffered in training camp.

2004

Saw action in six contests (two starts) and was inactive for 10 games … Started at left tackle vs. Tennessee (9/11) and at Cincinnati (9/19) ... Was inactive for the final 10 games of the season.

2003

Started all 16 games at left tackle … Joined Ts Richmond Webb and Todd Wade as only the third rookie tackle in franchise history to open all 16 games … Was a consensus all-rookie selection and the club’s Newcomer of the Year by the South Florida media … Started his first career NFL contest at left tackle vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/3).

College Bio

A four-year letterman and two-year starter at Memphis … Saw action at tight end his first two seasons before switching to tackle as a junior … Played in 45 games (29 starts) ... Started all 12 games at left tackle as a senior in 2002 … Named second-team All-Conference USA … Opened all 11 games at right tackle his junior campaign in 2001 … Named the team’s Offensive Lineman of the Year … Played in 11 games (five starts) as a sophomore in 2000 … Caught five passes for 25 yards … Saw duty in 11 games (one start) as a true freshman in ‘99 … Had one catch for six yards … Graduated from Memphis with a degree in Finance.

Personal Bio

• A two-year letterman as a tight end at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas.

• Full name: Wade L. Smith.

• Married, wife Chareta with a son Nicholas (15) and two daughters Arissa (5) and Aaliyah (2).