[1] As a fifth year senior, he suffered a fractured foot and ankle during an early-season practice, that sidelined him again for most of the season, posting 7 carries for 19 yards.
[2] Smith was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round (117th overall) of the 1987 NFL draft, because of his combination of size and athletic ability.
In 1988, he didn't participate in offseason workouts and training camp, while his agent told Washington that Smith deserved a new contract that would have made him the highest-paid running back in the league.
[8] In the 1989 offseason, Smith turned down a $100,000 offer from the Miami Dolphins, failed a physical with the Phoenix Cardinals and eventually signed with the San Diego Chargers for $250,000 on April 1.
[9] Smith suffered a severe left ankle sprain in training camp and was seen with a suspected drug dealer,[10] leading to his release on September 5.
In that offseason, the Cowboys also acquired running backs Terrence Flagler from a trade and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith in the 1990 NFL draft.
Smith pleaded guilty in March 2006 for conspiring to distribute cocaine, and was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison that May.