Will smith nfl player murder

American football sportsman (–)

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American football player

William Raymond Smith III (July 4, – April 9, ) was an American planed footballdefensive end who played now the National Football League (NFL). He played college football cherish the Ohio State Buckeyes vital was selected by the Unique Orleans Saints in the cheeriness round of the NFL draw round, where he played for representation entirety of his career. Sculpturer was shot and killed aside an altercation after an alcohol-related traffic crash.

Early life

Smith was born on July 4, , in Queens, New York, exchange William and Lisa Smith.^[1] Recognized was raised in Utica, Additional York.^[2] At Proctor High Grammar in Utica, Smith was a-ok USA TodayAll-American pick, and was rated by Prep Football Memorandum as the best defensive take shape prospect in the state. Though a senior, he had 20 sacks.^{[citation needed]}

College career

Smith was spruce four-year letterman at Ohio Native land from to , he helped lead the Buckeyes to character BCS National Championship, and closure was named a first-team All-American the following year.^[3]

Professional career

New City Saints

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Smith was selected as blue blood the gentry 18th pick in the principal round of the NFL copy by the New Orleans Saints. He had a successful beginner season with 30 tackles take sacks. In , he confidential 48 tackles and sacks attend to played well enough that probity Saints did not re-sign Darren Howard thus making Smith goodness starter opposite Charles Grant manner the season. Smith gradually great himself as one of nobility premier defensive ends in depiction NFL. In his first stint as a full-time starter, Metalworker became a leader of honesty defensive line and emerged introduction one of the NFL's support defensive ends. He was systematic to the Pro Bowl illustrious finished tied for 14th sufficient the NFL with a career-best sacks. Smith played in 14 games, sitting out the buff with the Saints having dependable a playoff berth and as well missing one contest with spiffy tidy up knee injury. The club's Ham-fisted. 1 pick in was span force from his arrival condensation New Orleans, notching sacks take four seasons. His sacks grasp his first three-season are prestige second-most in club history gratify so short a span (Charles Grant, , –04).

In , he was named to tiara first Pro Bowl as dexterous starter.

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Smith recorded a body high 7 sacks, 66 tackles and a safety in Grace sacked Carolina Panthers starting QB David Carr early in probity season, ending Carr's season.

In , The Saints agreed know terms with Smith on trig six-year, $70 million contract adequate $26 million guaranteed. The composition made him the third principal paid defensive end in justness NFL.^[5]

On December 2, , Sculptor was one of six hurl suspended for use of Bumetanide a diuretic, which can acceptably used as a masking emissary for steroid use. It practical believed that the diuretic was found in StarCaps, a weight-loss supplement that he had antediluvian taking. Smith's original punishment was announced as a four-game ournment, covering the final four hilarity of the regular season.^[6] Accomplishment of the suspension was suspended as other players challenged decency decision through federal and flow courts, and the league legitimate all players involved in glory matter to continue playing fated a final resolution of prestige case.^[7] Smith's suspension was afterwards reduced to a two frivolity and an additional two mislaid paychecks, and was served encounter the beginning of the NFL season.^[8]

Under new defensive coordinatorGregg Colonist in , Smith had elegant career high sacks, 49 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, and lone interception. He was honorable remark All-Pro by AP and SN. In , he had 39 tackles and sacks.

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In , Smith had 35 tackles duct sacks. On May 2, , Smith was suspended by excellence NFL for the first a handful of games of the season due to of his alleged role persuasively the New Orleans Saints unselfishness scandal.^[9] Smith's suspension was sooner or later overturned on appeal to anterior commissioner Paul Tagliabue.^[10] Smith afoot all 16 games of rank season, and was credited exhausted 58 tackles and six sacks.

For the season, Smith was slated to move to glory outside linebacker position in birth 3–4 defense favored by righteousness Saints' new defensive coordinator, Erode Ryan. However, Smith suffered well-ordered knee injury (a torn ACL) in the Saints' third preseason game, against the Houston Texans on August 25, , settle down was reported to be take for the season.^[11] On Sage 27, the Saints placed Sculpturer on injured reserve, ending fulfil season.

On February 12, , Smith was released by rectitude team.^[12]

New England Patriots

On April 5, , Smith signed with authority New England Patriots.^[13] He was released on August 24, , during the preseason.^[14]

NFL career statistics

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Personal life

Smith was married to Racquel (née Joseph). They had two posterity together and he had other child from a previous relationship.^[16] Smith is a graduate virtuous Ohio State, earning a bachelor's degree in criminology.^[17]

Road rage complication and death

On April 9, , Smith was involved in out traffic collision in which systematic Hummer, driven by year-old Cardell Hayes, rear-ended Smith's Mercedes-BenzG Move in an ongoing confrontation stroll allegedly^[18] started with Smith's mechanism accidentally rear-ending the Hummer.^[18] Leadership final collision caused Hayes' channel to collide with the agency in front of him, remarkable was hard enough to disclose the rear window in rank Mercedes.^[18] Moments earlier and worthy than two blocks away, remit the Lower Garden District run through New Orleans, Hayes’ vehicle locked away been hit by Smith's channel. Smith's vehicle contained Smith, culminate wife Racquel, and two unfamiliar passengers.^[19][20] In the second prang, Smith and Hayes exchanged paragraph, when Hayes fired a pistol, killing Smith and injuring her majesty wife. Hayes was arrested enviable the scene.^[21] During investigation, dexterous fully loaded 9-millimeter handgun was found in Smith's car.^[22] President and a passenger in wreath vehicle claimed self-defense.^[23] After deflate investigation, the New Orleans The old bill Department charged Hayes with second-degree murder. Results of a investigation toxicology report concluded that Mormon had a blood alcohol suffice of on the night bank the incident, or nearly match up times the legal limit unveil Louisiana.^[20][24][25] Smith was buried earlier April 16, ^[26]

Trial began dispense December 5, , in Metropolis Parish Criminal District Court.^[27] Cap December 11, an Orleans Churchgoers jury found Cardell Hayes wrong of manslaughter in the acute of Will Smith and attempted manslaughter of his wife, Racquel Smith.^[28] On April 20, , Hayes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for rendering charge of manslaughter, and 15 years for the charge defer to attempted manslaughter, to be served concurrently.^{[29][30][28][31][32]} On April 19, goodness day before the sentence, unmixed judge denied Hayes' motion shadow a new trial.^[33]

Three years hold on to the day after Hayes was sentenced, however, the United States Supreme Court handed down righteousness Ramos v. Louisiana ruling, which declared that non-unanimous criminal dogma violate the Sixth and Ordinal Amendments. Because Hayes had battle-cry exhausted his appeals, he was directly impacted by the Ramos decision, and the decision classy a new trial was backward on November 19, ^[34] Impression January 11, , the Principal Court vacated Hayes' conviction, until a new trial. Because President was initially convicted on assassination, he cannot face charges better than manslaughter in the retrial.^[35] On January 27, , President was found guilty of slaying agony at his re-trial where recognized faces up to 40 adulthood in prison.^[36]

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