Onterrio Smith
Encyclopedia
Onterrio Raymond Lloyd Smith (born December 8, 1980) is a former professional American football
Running back who played for the Minnesota Vikings
of the National Football League
. He played college football
at Oregon
, after being kicked off the team by Head coach
Phillip Fulmer
at Tennessee
.
Smith spent 2006's training camp
with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
of the Canadian Football League
.
s Donté Stallworth and Paris Warren
and Arena Football League player Chad Elliot. Smith helped his team to the sectional championship as a sophomore
, rushing for over 1,000 yards and scoring 16 touchdown
s.
He crushed the competition in his senior year leading the Pacers to a 10-1-1 record. Smith rushed for 3,125 yards and 53 touchdowns plus 7 more receiving touchdowns. On defense that same year he had 74 tackles.
Smith was SuperPrep All-American and a two-time All-State pick. He also established career marks with 6,178 yards rushing and 99 scores … Posted a single-game rushing best of 373 yards against Yuba City, and scored 6 touchdowns in three different games … Named the 1998 All-City Offensive Player of the Year and league MVP … Also started two years at defensive back. Coming out of high school he was the most recruited player in the country.
Smith also played on the Pacers basketball team though his skills on the hard-wood did not match his skills on turf. In March of 1999 Smith and the Pacers played in the state championship game to a Dominguez High(Compton, California)team that featured future NBA center Tyson Chandler. Smith came off of the bench shooting 6-9 from the field, scoring 13 points, with 4 rebounds, & 2 assists in 18 minutes. Grant lost to Dominguez 72-59.
, however, he was kicked off the team by Head coach Phillip Fullmer and transferred to the University of Oregon
. While at Tennessee, Smith was teammates with Quarterback
Tee Martin
and fellow Running back Jamal Lewis
.
In his two seasons at Oregon, Smith rushed 419 times for 2,199 yards and 19 touchdowns, which ranked seventh on the school’s all-time rushing list at the time of his graduation
. During his senior season at Oregon, he was an All-Pac 10 First-team selection, as well as team MVP
.
by the Minnesota Vikings. After the draft he shaved the letters "S.O.D." ("Steal of the Draft") into his head. His career in the Minnesota
and the National Football League
lasted just three seasons (two active, one on suspension).
As a rookie
in 2003
, Smith rushed the ball 107 times for 579 yards and five touchdowns. The next season
, he ran the ball 144 times for 544 yards and two touchdowns, which lead the Vikings who had injury
problems at running back.
In May 2005, Smith was detained at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
for carrying dried urine
and a "mysterious" device that was later identified as a Whizzinator
(a kit used to beat drug tests). In June, he was suspended
for the entire 2005 season
after a third violation of the NFL's substance abuse
policy.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2006, Smith was released by the Vikings three days prior to the 2006 NFL Draft
and more than a month away from the end of his suspension.
of the Canadian Football League
on May 12, 2006. He reported to training camp 20 pounds over his playing weight, and he suffered a foot injury on the first day of practice, which prevented him from participating until near the end of training camp. He was released on June 11, 2006.
On April 3, 2007, the Minnesota Star Tribune
reported that Smith had applied for reinstatement to the NFL after a two-year suspension, but he has not played in the league again.
by police
Sgt. Matt Young. Smith was then arrested on suspicion of DUI
, and was booked on a misdemeanor
DUI charge as well as a traffic warrant. His bail was set at $3,746.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
Running back who played for the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played college football
College football
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at Oregon
Oregon Ducks football
The Oregon Ducks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Known as the Ducks, the...
, after being kicked off the team by Head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer is a TV college football analyst and the former head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, who compiled a 152–52 record from 1992–2008 as head coach, but was fired during a 5–7 season in 2008...
at Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
.
Smith spent 2006's training camp
Training camp
A training camp is a place, usually with an army-camp-type environment, where people go to learn skills, usually skills involving physical action rather than book subjects, usually for an armed force or an action sport...
with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
.
High school career
Smith attended Grant Union High School where he was teammates with Wide receiverWide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
s Donté Stallworth and Paris Warren
Paris Warren
Paris Jazz Warren is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
and Arena Football League player Chad Elliot. Smith helped his team to the sectional championship as a sophomore
Tenth grade
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, rushing for over 1,000 yards and scoring 16 touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s.
He crushed the competition in his senior year leading the Pacers to a 10-1-1 record. Smith rushed for 3,125 yards and 53 touchdowns plus 7 more receiving touchdowns. On defense that same year he had 74 tackles.
Smith was SuperPrep All-American and a two-time All-State pick. He also established career marks with 6,178 yards rushing and 99 scores … Posted a single-game rushing best of 373 yards against Yuba City, and scored 6 touchdowns in three different games … Named the 1998 All-City Offensive Player of the Year and league MVP … Also started two years at defensive back. Coming out of high school he was the most recruited player in the country.
Smith also played on the Pacers basketball team though his skills on the hard-wood did not match his skills on turf. In March of 1999 Smith and the Pacers played in the state championship game to a Dominguez High(Compton, California)team that featured future NBA center Tyson Chandler. Smith came off of the bench shooting 6-9 from the field, scoring 13 points, with 4 rebounds, & 2 assists in 18 minutes. Grant lost to Dominguez 72-59.
College career
Smith originally attended the University of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, however, he was kicked off the team by Head coach Phillip Fullmer and transferred to the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
. While at Tennessee, Smith was teammates with Quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Tee Martin
Tee Martin
Tamaurice Nigel "Tee" Martin is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League...
and fellow Running back Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lafitte Lewis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
.
In his two seasons at Oregon, Smith rushed 419 times for 2,199 yards and 19 touchdowns, which ranked seventh on the school’s all-time rushing list at the time of his graduation
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
. During his senior season at Oregon, he was an All-Pac 10 First-team selection, as well as team MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
.
Minnesota Vikings
Smith was selected in the fourth round (105th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft2003 NFL Draft
The 2003 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft was held April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at...
by the Minnesota Vikings. After the draft he shaved the letters "S.O.D." ("Steal of the Draft") into his head. His career in the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
lasted just three seasons (two active, one on suspension).
As a rookie
Rookie
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in 2003
2003 Minnesota Vikings season
2003 was the 43rd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 84th regular season of the National Football League.The Vikings began 2003 with a fast 6-0 start...
, Smith rushed the ball 107 times for 579 yards and five touchdowns. The next season
2004 Minnesota Vikings season
2004 was the 44th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 85th regular season of the National Football League.The Vikings finished the 2004 season going 3-7 over the final 10 weeks just like they did in 2003. However, they made the playoffs with an 8-8 record...
, he ran the ball 144 times for 544 yards and two touchdowns, which lead the Vikings who had injury
Injury
-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
problems at running back.
In May 2005, Smith was detained at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.-Overview:...
for carrying dried urine
Urine
Urine is a typically sterile liquid by-product of the body that is secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination and excreted through the urethra. Cellular metabolism generates numerous by-products, many rich in nitrogen, that require elimination from the bloodstream...
and a "mysterious" device that was later identified as a Whizzinator
Whizzinator
The Original Whizzinator is a product intended to fraudulently defeat drug tests. The Whizzinator comes as a kit complete with dried urine and syringe, heater packs , a false penis and instruction manual...
(a kit used to beat drug tests). In June, he was suspended
Suspension (punishment)
Suspension is a form of punishment that people receive for violating rules and regulations.- Workplace :Suspension is a common practice in the workplace for being in violation of an organization's policy...
for the entire 2005 season
2005 Minnesota Vikings season
2005 was the 45th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 86th regular season of the National Football League.-Offseason:Red McCombs sold the Minnesota Vikings to a group led by Zygi Wilf in May 2005. Wilf was originally going to be a limited partner to Reggie Fowler. However Fowler...
after a third violation of the NFL's substance abuse
Substance abuse
A substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
policy.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2006, Smith was released by the Vikings three days prior to the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...
and more than a month away from the end of his suspension.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Smith signed with the Winnipeg Blue BombersWinnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
on May 12, 2006. He reported to training camp 20 pounds over his playing weight, and he suffered a foot injury on the first day of practice, which prevented him from participating until near the end of training camp. He was released on June 11, 2006.
On April 3, 2007, the Minnesota Star Tribune
Star Tribune
The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is published seven days each week in an edition for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. A statewide version is also available across Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The...
reported that Smith had applied for reinstatement to the NFL after a two-year suspension, but he has not played in the league again.
Post football
At 4 a.m. on May 2, 2008, Smith was pulled over at the intersection of Morrison Avenue and Disk Drive in Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
by police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
Sgt. Matt Young. Smith was then arrested on suspicion of DUI
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
, and was booked on a misdemeanor
Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor is a "lesser" criminal act in many common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished much less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions and regulatory offences...
DUI charge as well as a traffic warrant. His bail was set at $3,746.