Cedric Smith (American football)

Cedric Delon Smith (born May 27, 1968) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1990s. Smith played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.

Early years
Smith was born in Enterprise, Alabama in 1968. He attended Enterprise High School, where he was an honor student and standout running back for the Enterprise Wildcats high school football team.

College career
Smith received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played fullback for coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football team from 1986 to 1989. He was the primary blocking back for featured tailback Emmitt Smith in 1987, 1988 and 1989, and was also a team captain as a senior in 1989. Smith was recognized as a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Honor Roll honoree in 1987, 1988 and 1989, and he graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health in 1990.

Professional career
The Minnesota Vikings drafted Smith in the fifth round (131st pick overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft, and he played for the Vikings for a single season in 1990. Smith played for the New Orleans Saints in 1991

After two seasons out of the NFL, Smith signed with the Washington Redskins and played in twenty games during the 1995 and 1995 seasons. He played his final two NFL seasons for the Arizona Cardinals in 1996 and 1997, appearing in thirty-one games. In his six-season NFL career, Smith played in seventy-two games, and started fourteen of them.

Smith is currently the strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Texans, having spent the previous three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs in the same role.