Talk:Brandon Smith (wide receiver)

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A fact from Brandon Smith (wide receiver) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after being signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, and signed again, Brandon Smith made his NFL debut?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brandon Smith (wide receiver).

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:24, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that after being signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, and signed again, football player Brandon Smith made his NFL debut?

Source: 11 signs/releases (or we could do 12 if we include being re-signed to a reserve/future contract after his second signing); see in the article, the refs for: After going unselected in the 2021 NFL draft, Smith signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. (1); He was waived by the Cowboys on August 31, 2021, then re-signed to the practice squad the following day. (2/3); He was waived again on August 30, 2022, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day. (4/5); He was released from the practice squad on January 30, 2023. (6); Smith signed with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL on June 12, 2023. (7); He was waived on August 29, 2023. (8); Smith returned to the NFL by signing with the New York Jets on August 2, 2024. (9); He was waived by the Jets on August 27, 2024, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day. (10/11) and He was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for the team's Week 15 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and made his NFL debut in the game, appearing on one offensive snap.

ALT1: ... that football player Brandon Smith's NFL debut, consisting of one snap, came after being signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, and signed again? Source: altered version of ALT1 with the addition that he only played one snap per PFR (in the article)
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2015–16 College Football Playoff (1/2)
Comment: ~~To complete QPQ within 24 hours.~~

Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 281 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:36, 23 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Not a review, but given how "snap" is a bit of a specialist term that may not be well-known to non-gridiron fans (meaning general worldwide audiences), it might be for the best to go with ALT0. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:22, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

nice hook! Approving ALT0; I agree with Narutolovehinata5 — at least, I don't know what a snap is. Skyshiftertalk 15:32, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]