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Will Smith had a spectacular college career where at Ohio State, he was an All-American who won the BCS Championship and was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.  New Orleans landed him with their 18thOverall Pick in 2004, and it was as a Saint where he played his entire career.

It is a very sad day for fans of the New Orleans Saints as former Defensive End and Super Bowl Champion, Will Smith was shot and killed following a car accident with another motorist. 

Smith was driving his Mercedes SUV, when he was rear ended by the driver of a Hummer.  The driver, Cardell Hayes, shot Smith multiple times following a verbal altercation between the two.   Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Will Smith played his entire career with the New Orleans Saints and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2006.  He recorded 67.5 Sacks over his career.

A leader of the Saints defense, Smith was a vital cog in the team’s Super Bowl 44 victory. 

The Saints announced today that Smith had been unanimously selected to the teams Hall of Fame, a month prior to what was supposed to be the official announcement on May 17.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the friends and family of Will Smith.



Will Smith

Massively successful as an actor, it is forgotten sometimes that Will Smith had a fruitful career as a solo artist. His music was a little more serious than with the D.J. Jazzy Jeff and more R&B oriented, but still essentially Pop in orientation. Smith’s music may have been fun, but there is only so far in a Hall of Fame that can go.
As Rap began to take over and became more prominent, multiple sub genres emerged that employed a harder edge. Because of this, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were able to dominate the radio with the bubbly PG rhymes.