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By Jamison Hensley and Jamison Hensley,jamison.hensley@baltsun.com | February 6, 2010
The agent for Ravens backup quarterback Troy Smith is insisting that he made a trade request to the Ravens in late December. On Wednesday, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said he never received a formal trade request from Ralph Cindrich, Smith's agent. "I am better than 90 percent sure that Ozzie was called and a message left with him before the season ended regarding Troy Smith's request for a trade after the season," Cindrich told The Baltimore Sun in an e-mail Friday.
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By DAVID STEELE | May 7, 2007
When Troy Smith stepped in front of the microphones after the Ravens' first practice at their recent minicamp, the mike stand had to be adjusted - down. That confirmed everybody's worst fears: Smith, the Ravens' fifth-round draft pick, was not as tall as Peyton Manning. Any other similarities to any other quarterbacks, past and present, will have to be determined on the field. How he plays, that is, not what vitals are next to his name in the program. Smith is listed at 6 feet even by the Ravens and 6-1 by the NFL, the shortest of the 11 quarterbacks chosen two weekends ago. When an observer, who claims to be 5-11, noticed in the locker room that he was looking up to a barefoot Smith, the rookie couldn't help but laugh.
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By Don Markus and Don Markus,Sun Reporter | December 1, 2007
Troy Smith has silenced the skeptics before. As a high school senior in Cleveland, Smith was one of the last players added to a celebrated recruiting class at Ohio State that featured Maurice Clarett, A.J. Hawk and Santonio Holmes. Patriots@Ravens Monday, 8:30 p.m., Ch. 13, ESPN, 1090 AM, 97.9 FM Line: Patriots by 20
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By Edward Lee | January 20, 2012
Former Ravens quarterback Troy Smith has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Smith, a former Heisman Trophy winner and a fifth-round pick by the Ravens in 2007, spent three seasons with the team before losing the primary backup job to Marc Bulger during the 2010 training camp. Smith bounced around with the San Francisco 49ers and the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks before agreeing to a deal with the Ravens' nemesis. Smith could be competing with Byron Leftwich, Charlie Batch and Dennis Dixon for the right to back up starter Ben Roethlisberger.
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December 31, 2008
Considering what you have endured, how have you resisted the temptation to become frustrated with what has happened? I don't think about it like that. I don't think about football in a frustrating way at all. I just don't. I won't allow myself to let anything take away from what we've got going on here. Do you believe that contracting tonsillitis was part of a bigger plan? Everything definitely happens for a reason. Obviously, my plan will come somewhere later on down the line. The things that I have gone through and go through now are definitely part of what I have to do to become the quarterback that I want to become.
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By Jamison Hensley and Jamison Hensley,Sun reporter | August 16, 2008
A year ago, quarterback Troy Smith found himself in a bind. The Ravens ended training camp with some rookie hazing, tying the 2006 Heisman Trophy winner to a goal post. This year, Smith breaks camp in a different predicament. When the Ravens host the Minnesota Vikings in a preseason game tonight, Smith could be starting the most pivotal game of his young NFL career. If Smith can deliver an offensive spark, he could take the lead in the Ravens' tight quarterback race. If he struggles, he could fall behind Kyle Boller and never get another crack to be the team's season-opening starter, especially with first-round pick Joe Flacco primed to take over when ready.