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Arthur William Smith (born May 27, 1982) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). Smith has also been an assistant coach for North Carolina, Ole Miss, and the Washington Redskins.

Early years

Arthur Smith was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 27, 1982. Smith went to high school at Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland. There he played on the offensive line and was team captain. He also saw some action at defensive tackle. He also participated in track, lacrosse and basketball. In his high school career, Smith was first-team all-state selection at offensive line, two-time all-conference, and first-team All-Metro by the Washington Post.^[1]

College career

Smith was a guard for North Carolina from 2001 to 2005. He was a redshirt freshman in 2001. Smith only played in a single game for the 2002 season as he was diagnosed with a foot problem and did not play the remainder of the season. Smith had foot surgery in January 2003 and missed the entire 2003 season. Smith saw little action in 2004 and in 2005. After graduating in 2006, Smith became a graduate assistant for North Carolina.^[2]

Coaching career

Washington Redskins

In 2007, Smith became the defensive quality control coach for the Washington Redskins. He would stay at that position through 2008.^[3]

Ole Miss

In 2010, Smith was hired as a defensive intern and administrative assistant for Ole Miss.

Tennessee Titans

In 2011, Smith was hired to become the defensive quality control coach for the Tennessee Titans under head coach Mike Munchak. He then became the offensive quality coach for the 2012 season. He was promoted to the assistant offensive line and assistant tight ends coach for the 2013 season. Munchak was fired after the 2013 season and new head coach Ken Whisenhunt retained Smith as the assistant tight ends coach. Mid-way through the 2015 season, Whisenhunt was fired and replaced by current tight ends coach Mike Mularkey. Mularkey was kept as head coach for the 2016 season and so was Smith as the new tight ends coach. When Mularkey was fired after the 2017 season, new head coach Mike Vrabel kept Smith as the tight ends coach for 2018.^[4] On January 8, 2019, Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur was hired as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers.^[5] On January 21, 2019, Smith was promoted to the role of offensive coordinator.^[6]

Personal life

Smith's father is FedEx founder, Frederick W. Smith. Smith and his wife, Allison, have a son, Tanner and a daughter, Sophie.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Arthur Smith bio|url=https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6869|website=GoHeels.com|access-date=January 21, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Arthur Smith bio|url=https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6869|website=GoHeels.com|access-date=January 21, 2019}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Former Tar Heel Arthur Smith Coaching In Washington|url=https://www.tarheeltimes.com/article4904.aspx|website=TarHeelTimes.com|date=August 23, 2007|access-date=January 21, 2019}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=What to know about new Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2019/01/21/arthur-smith-titans-offensive-coordinator-to-know/2637448002/|author=Gray, Nicklaus|website=Tennessean.com|date=January 21, 2019|access-date=January 21, 2019}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Matt LaFleur named Green Bay's 15th head coach|url=https://www.packers.com/news/matt-lafleur-named-green-bay-s-15th-head-coach|website=Packers.com|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=January 21, 2019}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Titans Promote Arthur Smith to Offensive Coordinator|url=https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-hire-arthur-smith-as-new-offensive-coordinator|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TitansOnline.com|date=January 21, 2019|access-date=January 21, 2019}}