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Career Highlights

Smith has played in 21 games with 4 starts, recording 65 receptions for 637 yards and 1 touchdown. Also, he played in 5 postseason games with 1 start, where he totaled 16 catches for 169 yards.  In 2008, played in all 16 regular season games with 4 starts and started the NFC Divisional Playoff Game. Led the Giants with 57 receptions (9 more than runner-up Amani Toomer) and was 3rd with 574 receiving yards. Had season-high totals of 9 catches for 94 yards at Cleveland (10.13)...Scored his 1st career touchdown on a 5-yard reception from Eli Manning in the 1st quarter vs. Dallas (11/2).  As a rookie in 2007, he played in 5 regular season games and in all 4 postseason games...Was inactive for 11 games with a fractured scapula suffered vs. Green Bay (9/16) and then with a hamstring injury. Smith returned to action vs. Washington (12/16) Finished the regular season with 8 receptions for 63 yards. Was outstanding in the postseason, when he caught 14 passes for 152 yards.  Caught his first 3 NFL passes at Dallas (9/9). He had 3 receptions for 29 yards in action as the 3rd receiver at Tampa Bay in the NFC Wild Card Game (1/6). His 21-yard reception on 3-and-1 in the 2nd quarter helped set up Brandon Jacobs' 8-yard touchdown run.  Finished tied for the team lead with 4 catches for 48 yards at Dallas in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game (1/13). He had 22 and 11-yard receptions on consecutive plays on the Giants' 2-minute drive before the half that resulted in Toomer's 4-yard touchdown reception that tied the game 14-14 at halftime. Smith's 11-yard reception on 3rd-and-6 in the 4th quarter extended a drive that resulted in Jacobs' 1-yard touchdown that gave the Giants a 21-17 lead.  Smith caught 2 passes for 25 yards in the NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/20). He contributed 5 receptions for 50 yards with a long catch of 17 yards in Super Bowl XXLII vs. New England (2/3). Converted two 3rd downs with receptions of 8 and 9 yards on the Giants' 1st drive to help set up a Lawrence Tynes' 32-yard field goal. Smith's 17-yard reception on 3rd-and-4 extended a drive that resulted in David Tyree's 5-yard touchdown. His key 12-yard catch on 3rd-and-11 set up Manning's 13-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Burress. Smith made one of the biggest plays of the Giants' 2007 postseason when he caught a short Eli Manning pass and turned it into a 12-yard gain and a first down on a 3rd-and-11 in the waning moments of Super Bowl XLII. On the next play, Manning threw the 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress that gave the Giants their upset victory over New England.