. ▁Louis ▁R ams , ▁O ma ha ▁N ighth aw ks , ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Storm , ▁Montreal ▁Al ou ettes , ▁Jackson ville ▁Sh arks ▁and ▁Columb us ▁L ions . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Smith ▁recorded ▁ 4 1 ▁tack les , ▁six ▁inter ception s , ▁ 1 5 ▁pass ▁break - ups , ▁forced ▁two ▁f umb les ▁and ▁blocked ▁a ▁kick ▁for ▁the ▁High land ▁Scott ies ▁of ▁High land ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁second - team ▁All - K ansas ▁Jay h awk ▁Community ▁College ▁Conference ▁selection . ▁ ▁He ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Smith ▁played ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁H usk ies ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁starting ▁ 2 5 . ▁He ▁earned ▁first - team ▁All ▁Mid - American ▁Conference ▁hon ors ▁after ▁recording ▁ 5 0 ▁solo ▁tack les , ▁three ▁inter ception s ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁knock down s ▁his ▁senior ▁season . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁Smith ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( N FL ) ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁going ▁und raft ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁R ams ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 ,