Chiefs sign defensive tackle Shaun Smith
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Smith, who played last season for Cincinnati.
The Chiefs announced the deal Wednesday but declined to disclose terms.
The 6-foot-2, 325-pound Smith has played in 63 games, including 27 starts, with New Orleans, Cincinnati and Cleveland. He has 196 tackles and two sacks during a career that began with the Saints in 2004.
Smith began his NFL career as a rookie free agent in 2003 with Dallas, where he was a member of the practice squad. After one year with New Orleans, he played for the Bengals from 2004 through 2006 and the Browns for two years before returning to Cincinnati last year.
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