page_title: Sean Smith (cornerback)
section_title: 2009
hierarchical_section_title: Sean Smith (cornerback) / Professional career / Miami Dolphins / 2009
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context_page_description: Sean Lee Smith is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Utah.
context_section_description: On July 24, 2009, the Miami Dolphins signed Smith to a four-year, $3.16 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $945,000.
  Throughout training camp, Smith competed to be a starting cornerback against veterans Jason Allen, Eric Green, and rookie first round pick Vontae Davis. Head coach Tony Sparano officially named Smith a starting cornerback to start the regular season, along with Will Allen.
  He made his professional regular season debut in the Miami Dolphins' season-high-opener at the Atlanta Falcons and recorded two solo tackles and deflected two passes in their 19–7 loss. He made his first career tackle on running back Jerious Norwood during a two-yard gain in the first quarter. On November 1, 2009, Smith collected a season-high six solo tackles and a pass deflection in a 30–25 victory at the New York Jets in Week 8. The following week, he tied his season-high of six solo tackles during a 27–17 loss at the New England Patriots in Week 7. He completed his rookie season with 39 combined tackles (32 solo) and 12 pass deflections in 16 games and 16 starts. He earned an overall grade of 77.7 from Pro Football Focus and ranked 34th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2009.
caption: Smith (right) with fellow Dolphins' starting cornerback Vontae Davis in 2011.
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