77 MARVEL
SMITH
2007 (12-12/0-0):
Started 12 games…was
inactive Weeks 12 and 13 and Weeks 16 and 17 with a back injury…was also
inactive for the AFC Wild Card Game…veteran presence helped lead a unit which
twice rushed for over 200 yards and finished the season ranked third overall in
the NFL with an average of 135.5 rushing yards... 9/9 at Cleveland: Started at LT and was
a big part in the Steelers gaining 206 yards on the ground and 356 total
yards...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Had his
85th career start at LT and played a major role in Willie Parker
rushing the 15th 100-yard game of his career…has been a key factor in
Willie Parker becoming the 11th place All-Time leading rusher in
Steelers’ history…part of a line that allowed the offense to pick up 420 total
yards, with 184 coming on the ground and 236 in the air...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Started at LT
and played a major role in Willie Parker having his 16th career and
fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game…part of an offensive line that allowed
the offense to gain 350 total yards, with 205 on the ground and 145 through the
air...9/30 at Arizona: Made his
88th career and 22nd consecutive start…allowed Ben
Roethlisberger to pass for 242 yards and two TDs...10/7 vs. Seattle: Had his
89th career and 23rd consecutive start at LT and helped
the offense pick up 342 total yards, with 163 rushing and 179 passing…allowed
Willie Parker to have his 17th career and fourth 100-yard rushing
game of the season (102 yards)…also made way for Najeh Davenport to rush for 58
yards and two rushing TDs...10/21 at
Denver: Made his 90th career and 24th consecutive
start at LT…part of a line that allowed the offense to gain 379 total yards and
allowed Ben Roethlisberger to pass for 290 yards, four TDs...10/28 at Cincinnati: Had his
25th consecutive start at LT…part of an offensive line that allowed
the Steelers to gain 390 yards, 230 passing and 160 rushing…helped make way for
Willie Parker to have his fifth 100-yard rushing game (126) and one rushing
TD…gave Ben Roethlisberger time to go 19-of-26 passing and finish the game with
a 109.5 passer rating and two passing TDs...11/5 vs. Baltimore: Made his
26th consecutive start at LT…was a key factor in Ben Roethlisberger
going 13-of-16 passing for 209 yards with a career-high five TDs, while
registering a perfect passer rating of 158.3…also a major part in Roethlisberger
being able to pass for a TD in 13 consecutive games, which broke Terry
Bradshaw’s previous record of 12 consecutive games...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Started in his
27th consecutive game at LT…helped the offense pick up 401 total
yards, while helping Willie Parker to rush for 105 yards on 25 attempts (4.2
avg.), giving him his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season…also made it
possible for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 23-of-35 passes for 278 yards and
two TDs while finishing with a passer rating of 99.9...11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Made his
28th consecutive and 93rd career start at LT...11/26 vs. Miami: Was inactive due to a
back injury...12/2 vs. Cincinnati:
Was inactive...12/9 at New England:
Returned from a back injury and made his 98th career start at
LT…part of an offensive line that helped Willie Parker have his seventh 100-yard
rushing performance of the season…12/16
vs. Jacksonville: Made his 95th career start at LT…part of an
offensive line that helped Willie Parker rush for 100 yards on 14 carries (7.1
avg.), which gave him his eighth 100-yard rushing game of the season... 12/20 at St. Louis: Was inactive due
to a back injury...12/30 at Baltimore:
Was inactive due to a back injury…AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville:
Was inactive due to a back injury.
2006
(16-16): Started
all 16 games at left tackle…helped pave the way for Willie Parker to gain 1,494
rushing yards, the third-highest single-season total in team history…9/7 vs. Miami: Started at LT and helped
team gain 143 yards rushing…9/18 at
Jacksonville: Started at LT…9/24 vs.
Cincinnati: Started at LT…led the way for Willie Parker's second 100-yard
game of the season (133). 10/8 at
San Diego: Started at
LT…10/15 vs. Kansas
City: Started at
LT…helped offense gain 457 yards, including 219 rushing yards on 42 rushes (5.2
avg.) and three TDs…10/22 at
Atlanta: Started at LT and helped team gain 473 yards and five touchdowns…10/29 at Oakland: Started at LT…11/5 vs. Denver: Helped the offense
gain 499 yards of total offense…11/12
vs. New Orleans: Started at LT and helped the offense gain 467 yards of
offense and five touchdowns, including 217 rushing yards…helped Willie Parker
rush for 213 yards (second highest total in team history)…11/19 at Cleveland: Started at LT…11/26 at Baltimore: Started at LT…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Started at LT…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Helped the offense
possess the ball for 38:47 and gain 528 total yards, including 303 rushing yards
on 52 carries (5.8 avg.) and two touchdowns…helped Willie Parker set a new
franchise single-game rushing record with 223 yards…12/17 at Carolina: Started at LT and
helped the offense possess the ball for 37:13…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Started at LT…12/31 at Cincinnati: Helped the team
possess the ball for 40:41 and total 482 yards, including 207
rushing.
2005
(12-12/4-4):
Helped the Steelers rank third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in rushing yards
per game (138.9 avg.)…guided the way for first-year starter Willie Parker to
eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career…9/11
vs. Tennessee: Started at left tackle…helped Parker set a team record
with 161 rushing yards in a season-opener…9/18
at Houston: Started at left tackle…helped team rush for 135 yards,
including 111 by Parker…9/25 vs. New England: Started at left tackle…10/10 at San Diego: Started at left
tackle…helped team control possession for 33:23…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Started at left tackle for the
21st straight time…10/23 at Cincinnati: Started at left tackle and helped the
offense compile 221 rushing yards and possess the ball for 35:29…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Started at left
tackle…11/6 at Green Bay: Started at left tackle and helped team
amass 154 yards rushing…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Helped the team rush for 159 yards on
41 carries (3.9 avg.) and three touchdowns…also helped the offense possess the
ball for 36:23…11/20 at Baltimore: Was inactive with an ankle injury…11/28 at Indianapolis: Started at
left tackle before leaving the game in the second quarter with an ankle
injury…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Was inactive due to an ankle injury…12/11 vs. Chicago: Was inactive due to an ankle injury…12/18 at Minnesota: Was inactive due to an ankle injury…12/24 at Cleveland: Started at LT for the first time in
four weeks…helped the team rush for 209 yards on 35 carries (6.0 avg.)…1/1
vs. Detroit: Started at LT
for the second straight week and helped team rush for four TDs and 199 yards on
44 attempts (4.5 avg.)…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at
Cincinnati: Started at LT
and helped team gain 346 total yards on offense…AFC
Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Helped team gain 295 yards on offense,
including 112 rushing…AFC Championship Game 1/22 at
Denver: Started at LT and helped team gain 358 total yards on offense…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Started at LT and helped team gain 181
rushing yards on 33 rushes (5.5 avg.) and two touchdowns, including the longest
run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history (75-yard TD run).
2004
(16-16/2-2):
9/26
at Miami:
Helped pave the way for Duce Staley's first 100-yard rushing game as a
Steeler...10/3 vs.
Cincinnati: Helped the
Steelers produce their second consecutive 100-yard rusher for the first time in
more than a year...10/10 vs.
Cleveland:
Helped the offense produce its third straight 100-yard rusher for the
first time in two years...10/31 vs.
New England: Helped
pave the way for Duce Staley's fourth 100-yard performance of the season and the
Steelers' 221-yard rushing effort...11/7 vs. Philadelphia: Played a key role and helped
produce the team's fifth 100-yard rusher in six weeks...11/14 at Cleveland: Had an outstanding game and helped
produce an individual 100-yard rusher for the third consecutive week...12/26 vs. Baltimore: Helped pave the way for Jerome
Bettis' sixth 100-yard performance and the offense's fifth 400-plus yards in
total offense…AFC Divisonal Playoff Game 1/15 vs. N.Y.
Jets: Made his fifth postseason start for
the Steelers, first at left tackle…helped pave the way for the Steelers' first
100-yard postseason individual rusher since 1997.
2003
(6-6):
Hampered
most of the season with a pinched nerve in his neck...was placed on the
reserved/injured list Dec. 23…10/5 vs. Cleveland: returned to the
starting lineup but it was a brief appearance after aggravating his shoulder
injury…did not return after the first offensive series...11/23 at Cleveland: returned to the
starting lineup for the first time in six games…11/30 vs. Cincinnati: started his
second straight game but left early in the second quarter when he aggravated his
neck injury.
2002
(16-16/2-2):
Had
another solid season in his second full year as a starter...9/9 at New England: Started his 21st consecutive game at right tackle in
season-opener...9/15 vs.
Oakland: Made
his 22nd straight start at right tackle...10/13 at Cincinnati: Started his 25th
straight game at right tackle…helped pave the way for the offense's season high
211 yards rushing and Jerome Bettis' first 100-yard performance of the
season...11/3 at
Cleveland: Made
his 28th straight start at right tackle…helped pave the way for Amos
Zereoue's first career 100-yard rushing performance and the second of the season
for the Steelers...11/10 vs.
Atlanta: Helped
pave the way for the Steelers' second consecutive 100-yard performance by Amos
Zereoue and 182 yards rushing…12/1 at
Jacksonville:
Helped team produce its second 200-yard rushing performance before
leaving the game because of an elbow injury...12/29 vs. Baltimore: Continued his strong
season…helped pave the way for Amos Zereoue's third 100-yard rushing performance
of the season and the Steelers' fourth...AFC
Wild Card Game 1/5 vs.
Cleveland:
Made his third straight start for the Steelers in the postseason...AFC
Divisional Playoff Game 1/11 at
Tennessee:
Made fourth consecutive start at tackle for the Steelers in the
playoffs.
2001
(16-16/2-2):
Completed
his second season as the starting right tackle…came on toward the end of
preseason and had a solid year...9/9
vs. Jacksonville:
Made his ninth start at right tackle in the season-opener...9/30 at Buffalo: Had a solid effort…helped
pave the way for Jerome Bettis' 47th career 100-yard performance...10/7 vs. Cincinnati: Helped pave the way for
Jerome Bettis' 100-yard performance...10/14 at Kansas City: Had another solid
performance and played an integral role in the Steelers' second straight
200-yard rushing performance and Jerome Bettis' third straight 100-yard
game...10/21 at Tampa
Bay: Was
instrumental in the Steelers' third straight 200-yard rushing performance and
produced a fourth-straight 100-yard effort by Jerome Bettis...11/11 at Cleveland: Performed very well and
helped the Steelers produce their fourth 200-yard rushing performance of the
season and Jerome Bettis' fifth 100-yard game...11/25 at Tennessee: Suffered a knee injury on
the first offensive series and did not return...12/2 vs. Minnesota: Returned to his starting
right tackle position...12/23 vs.
Detroit: Helped
pave the way for the Steelers' sixth 100-yard rushing performer of the season
and the sixth 400-yard offensive performance (second straight)...AFC
Divisional Playoff Game 1/20 vs.
Baltimore:
Started the first postseason game of his career...AFC
Championship Game 1/27 vs. New
England:
Made his second career postseason start.
2000
(12-9):
Missed
four games because of a knee injury…played a role in the Steelers' fourth-ranked
rushing offense…9/3 vs.
Baltimore: Made his pro debut as the Steelers' starting right
tackle…9/17 at Cleveland:
Started his second consecutive game…helped pave the way for Jerome Bettis'
first 100-yard rushing performance of the season...9/24 vs. Tennessee: Was
injured (knee) early in the second quarter and did not return...10/1 at Jacksonville:
Deactivated because of his knee injury...10/29 at Baltimore: Was
active but did not play...11/19 vs.
Jacksonville: Made his first start at right tackle since the
Sept. 24 game at Tennessee...11/26 at
Cincinnati: Started his fourth game of the season...12/3 vs. Oakland: Made
his fifth start of the season (second consecutive)…helped pave the way for
Jerome Bettis' sixth 100-yard rushing performance...12/16 vs. Washington:
Started his third consecutive game and helped pave the way for Jerome
Bettis' seventh 100-yard game of the season.
COLLEGE:
1999: Was an All-American first-team
selection by Football News...received third-team honors from The
Sporting News and was an All-Pac 10 Conference first-team
selection...registered 80 knockdowns...allowed only one sack while not being
flagged for a penalty all year...started every game at left tackle, paving the
way for an offense that averaged 389.9 yards per game. 1998: Was an All-Pac 10 Conference honorable
mention as a sophomore...started all year at LT. 1997: Played in 10 games, starting seven
contests, including the last five as a redshirt freshman...earned bachelor's
degree in interdisciplinary studies.
PERSONAL:
Was a 1996 graduate of Skyline (Oakland, Calif.) High...earned first-team
All-Bay Area as well as second-team All-East Bay honors his senior year...named
All-City during his junior and senior seasons…voted Skyline Offensive Player of
the Year...named West County Times "Cream of the Crop" in 1995...ranked
as the eighth-best college prospect in the Bay Area...earned Prep
All-Star first-team honors...became the school's first lineman to receive a
Division I-A scholarship...is the son of James Smith and Nicole
Jackson...Married (Kellie)...Full name: Marvel Amos Smith.
