 Smithson with the Washington Redskins in 2017 | |||
| No. 37, 46 | |||
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| Position: | Free safety | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | March 18, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Highland (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
| College: | Kansas | ||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
| Career history | |||
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Anthony “Fish” Smithson[1] (born March 18, 1994) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at the University of Kansas. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He also played for the Baltimore Ravens.
Smithson initially committed to play at Hartnell College out of high school where he played his freshman year.
Following his freshman year at Hartnell, he transferred to the University of Kansas.[1] In 2015, he led the nation in solo tackles,[2] which led to him being named Second-team All-Big 12.[3] In 2016 he was named First-team All-Big 12.[4]
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Smithson signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent.[5] He was waived on September 2, 2017 during roster cutdowns.[6] The following day, he was signed to the Redskins' practice squad.[7] He was elevated to the active roster on December 19, 2017.[8]
On September 1, 2018, Smithson was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season.[9]
On December 19, 2018, Smithson was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[10] He was released six days later.[11]
On January 3, 2019, Smithson was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[12]
On July 25, 2019, Smithson signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but was waived on August 4.[13]
On August 27, 2019, Smithson signed with the Baltimore Ravens.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019 and was released on March 18, 2020.[15]
Smithson's brother, Antoine "Shaky" Smithson, played wide receiver at the University of Utah and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2011 but was shortly released off of injured reserve with an injury settlement.[16] His nickname "Fish" was given to him by his grandmother as a child due to his fear of fish.[17]
