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Eric Smith
Eric Smith (born March 17, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American football security for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was made a draft by the New York Jets in the third around of the 2006 NFL Draft. He performed school football at Michigan State.
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On September 28, 2008,Eric Smith was penalised $50,000 and hovering one game because of a helmet-to-helmet collision with Anquan Boldin of the Arizona Cardinals, which initiated Boldin to be hospitalized. He subsequent payed the fine and subsequent apologized.

New York Jets safety Eric Smith was suspended for one game by the NFL on Monday for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin.

Eric Smith was also fined $50,000 by the league for what it called a flagrant violation of player safety rules. In a statement, the NFL said Boldin was in a defenseless position at the time contact was made.

Boldin was resting at home Monday, a day after being carted off the field following the scary collision in the Cardinals’ 56-35 loss to the New York Jets at the Meadowlands.

Cardinals spokesman Mark Dalton said Boldin was fully mobile and was “resting comfortably at home” on Monday evening. The team released no other information on Boldin’s condition.

Eric Smith’s helmet-to-helmet contact came when Boldin was in a defenseless position at the time contact was made.

The suspension will sideline Smith for the New York Jets‘ game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Oct. 12, following the Jets’ bye on Oct. 5. The $50,000 fine includes the game check Smith will forfeit for the week of his suspension. Earlier in the day, Smith said he would wait to hear from the league before deciding whether to appeal any suspension or fine.

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