He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, and the New England Steamrollers, Denver Dynamite and Albany Firebirds of the AFL.
[2] Smith played in five games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1985, completing 18 of 42 passes (42.9%) for 208 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions.
[1] He appeared in eight games for the Roughriders in 1986, totaling nine completions on 24 passing attempts for 127 yards and two interceptions.
[3] Smith played for the New England Steamrollers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1988, completing 187 of 351 passes (53.3%) for 2,071 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions while also rushing 25 times for 30 yards and six touchdowns.
[5] He later returned to Texas Southern as co-quarterback coach and alumni liaison.