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Article: Smoker speaks on substance-abuse problem, apologizes for behavior.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ......confessional, but Michigan State quarterback Jeff Smoker did what all substance abusers must do...strong desire to move forward. Except Smoker's testimony came before about 15 television...on MSU's campus. It was the first time Smoker had talked to the media since his indefinite...

Article: Smoker says he wants a second chance
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  November 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...A contrite Jeff Smoker broke his silence concerning his battle...substance. It started as a social thing, Smoker said, and then he started to use the substances...emotions. "It started to numb me," he said. Smoker, however, stopped short of divulging the...

Article: Fair or not, Michigan State's Smoker under fire.
Detroit Free Press (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  September 19, 2002 ;     665 words ......Michigan State erected an enormous Jeff Smoker billboard at Spartan Stadium, offensive coordinator Morris Watts warned Smoker that expectations were perhaps higher...your picture goes up there, Watts told Smoker, that doesn't mean you're just one...

Article: Smoker smokin' a la Montana style.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......makes Michigan State quarterback Jeff Smoker seethe more than any other. Failure...sophomore said, frowning. Not that Smoker has failed very often. Those in his hometown of Manheim, Pa., describe Smoker as if he were a mini-Joe Montana...

Article: Smoker 3rd-rounder in the NFL draft?
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  September 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Does Jeff Smoker have a legitimate shot at getting drafted...in his intriguing prospects category. Smoker, "has an NFL arm," Kiper writes. "And he has tons of experience in the Big Ten. Smoker could easily resurface as an interesting...

Article: Smoker's history doesn't deter Rams.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 25, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Rams selected Michigan State quarterback Jeff Smoker in the sixth round on Sunday. Smoker, a record-setting passer for the Spartans, could...in 2002 because of a substance abuse problem. Smoker basically self-reported his problem midway through...

Article: 2004 NFL DRAFT; Banner weekend; Wilson's 2nd-round selection is county's ever; Smoker lands with Rams in 6th round; After a long, nerve-wracking wait, Manheim Central grad Jeff Smoker's patience pays off when he gets the call from St. Louis Sunday afternoon.
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  April 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Draft, the St. Louis Rams select Jeff Smoker, quarterback, Michigan State University...been playing football since I was eight," Smoker said from his parents' home in Manheim...that happened, is a dream come true." Smoker was the 11th quarterback selected in the...

Article: Smoker, Michigan State fight back to the top
University Wire;  October 17, 2003 ;     678 words ......though it couldn't get any bleaker, Jeff Smoker maintained a quiet confidence in himself...came down to it, it was in my hands," Smoker said. "If I did the right thing on the...could stop myself from getting there." Smoker was suspended for the final five games...

Article: Nationals finally bring in Smoker.(SPORTS)
The Washington Times;  August 15, 2007 ;     557 words ......Washington Nationals signed pitcher Josh Smoker to his first professional contract yesterday...overall pick from this summer's draft. Smoker, an 18-year-old left-hander from Calhoun...tonight or else lose their rights, but Smoker insisted he wasn't worried a deal wouldn...

Article: Smoker glad fans here stuck by him
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  November 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Jeff Smoker has a message for the people of Manheim...he's received during the past year. When Smoker stepped forward last October and admitted...the best. "I didn't know what to expect," Smoker admitted. "I wasn't sure which way people...

Article: Smoker's plight is difficult to fathom
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  October 26, 2002 ;     697 words ...A friend of Jeff Smoker said it best, after hearing that Manheim...you could ever find. Few who watched Smoker generate victories on the football field...that. And that's what makes the news of Smoker's misdeed so hard to take. It's like...

Article: Smoker's comeback at key crossroads
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  April 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Jeff Smoker is fast approaching a comeback crossroads. The...watching him like a hawk. He was kind enough to give Smoker a chance to save his football career. But he has made it clear that if Smoker falls off the wagon, his Michigan State football...

Article: Smoker dislikes being labeled a comeback
University Wire;  November 20, 2003 ;     657 words ......UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Don't try to tell Jeff Smoker the key to overcoming a problem is talking...games of the 2002 season. Very few but Smoker are clear on exactly what happened in...the confidentiality of other people," Smoker said. "It's hard to tell a story in every...

Article: Township grad ready to work with Smoker
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  April 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Jeff Smoker and John Ramsdell have a couple of things...Rams - Ramsdell is an assistant coach, Smoker, the former Manheim Central star, was drafted...Ramsdell is the Rams' quarterback coach. Smoker is a quarterback. And they both call Lancaster...