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CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 11: Quarterback John Elway #7 of the Denver Broncos, his uniform partially covered with mud, scrambles during the AFC Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium on January 11, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Broncos defeated the Browns 23-20. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 11: Quarterback John Elway #7 of the Denver Broncos, his uniform partially covered with mud, scrambles during the AFC Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium on January 11, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Broncos defeated the Browns 23-20. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
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Denver Broncos, Dennis Smith
LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 9: Safety Dennis Smith #49 of the Denver Broncos walks on the sideline against the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1993 AFC Wild Card Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 9, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders defeated the Broncos 42-24. (Photo by E. Bakke/Getty Images)

S: Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith is one of the best safeties in NFL history that most fans don’t really know anything about.

Hall of Famer Steve Atwater rightly gets a lot of attention as one of the best safeties and best defensive players in Broncos history, but the fact of the matter is, he and Dennis Smith were kind of the Broncos’ version of MJ and Scottie Pippen defensively.

Perfect complements.

Dennis Smith was a first-round pick of the Broncos in the 1981 NFL Draft and he wound up getting selected to six Pro Bowls in his time with the team.

He played every year of his NFL career — 1981 to 1994 — with the Denver Broncos.

In 184 games, Smith had 30 interceptions, 1,158 tackles, and 15 sacks. He was one of the most feared safeties in the league throughout the 1980s.

Smith is one of the best draft selections in Denver Broncos history and is a member of the team’s Ring of Fame.

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