The Calgary Stampeders signed offensive lineman Eric Smith on Friday.
Eric Smith is six foot four and weighs 321 pounds. The 28-year-old from Decatur, Georgia, signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He also had stints with the New England Patriots, New York Jets, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, and Tennessee Titans playing four career NFL games, two of them with the Giants.
Collegiately, Smith played four seasons at the University of Virginia (2013-16) playing right tackle in 32 games for the Cavaliers. In 2013, Smith became only the fourth true freshman to start at a tackle position in UVA program history.
In 2016, Virginia’s offense helped running back Taquan Mizzell become the first player in ACC history with 1,500 career rushing and 1,500 career receiving yards, and helped Kurt Benkert break UVA’s passing record for a game and become the quickest UVA QB to throw for 2,000 yards in a season.
