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Given the name Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith (in [[Swahili language|Swahili]], "kabisa" means "completely," "akili" means "absolute," and "maradufu" means "double" or "a Gemini twin") by his parents Glorida Bryant and Ray Smith,<ref name="Gemini">{{cite news |author=Hobson, Geoff |title=Like father, like Akili |url=http://bengals.enquirer.com/1999/04/25/ben_like_father_like.html |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=April 25, 1999 |access-date=2017-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043525/http://bengals.enquirer.com/1999/04/25/ben_like_father_like.html |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Akili Smith was born in [[San Diego, California]]. Smith attended [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Diego)|Abraham Lincoln High School in San Diego]], the alma mater of [[Marcus Allen]] and [[Terrell Davis]].<ref name="lhh001">{{cite web|url=http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/multimedia/utmedia/070902lincoln/index.html |title=Special Feature on Lincoln High School's History |publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303145027/http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/multimedia/utmedia/070902lincoln/index.html |archive-date=March 3, 2009 }}</ref>
Smith was drafted by the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the seventh round (206th overall) of the [[1993 Major League Baseball draft]]. He played for the [[Gulf Coast League Pirates]] of the [[Gulf Coast League]] from
Smith was named a Parade Magazine All-American and signed a letter of intent to play at San Diego State, but low test scores meant he had to attend [[Grossmont College]], a [[junior college]] in the [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] area for two years,<ref name="Gemini"/> prior to transferring to the [[University of Oregon]].
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Smith missed a large portion of [[National Football League training camp|training camp]] during his rookie season in [[1999 NFL season|1999]] due to contract disputes. On August 24, 1999, he signed a seven-year contract worth up to $56 million with a $10.8 million [[signing bonus]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Sullivan, Tim |title=Big payday could be Akili's heel |url=http://enquirer.com/editions/1999/08/25/spt_big_payday_could_be.html |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=August 25, 1999 |access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref>
Despite showing athleticism in his early games, he failed to grasp the Bengals playbook fully, and never established himself with the team. His [[offensive coordinator]] from
===Later career===
In [[2003 NFL season|2003]], Smith tried out for the [[Green Bay Packers]], as [[Brett Favre]]'s backup. He was, however, unsuccessful there and was later released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1603429|title=Tight end Tyrone Davis also released|work=[[ESPN.com]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=August 26, 2003}}</ref> In 2005, he was released by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] after a stint in [[NFL Europa|NFL Europe]] where he started four games for the [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]].
On April 28, [[2007 CFL season|2007]], Smith signed a two-year contract with the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]], where he was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position with another former NFL player, [[Henry Burris]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Pasquarelli, Len |title=Smith, out of NFL for two years, signs in CFL |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2852141 |website=ESPN.com |date=April 28, 2007 |access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> After an unimpressive debut in an [[exhibition game]] against the [[Edmonton Eskimos]], Smith played well in the final exhibition against the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]. Though listed going into the game as the third-string [[quarterback]], he completed three [[touchdown]] passes in only one half of play, including one to former [[Kansas City Chiefs]] [[wide receiver]] [[Marc Boerigter]].
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