Will Duval | Sports Director After spending seven years in the National Football League, former Panthers’ tight-end Jonnu Smith signed a two year contract with the Miami Dolphins, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Smith, standing at 6-3 and 248 pounds, had a historic four year career with the FIU […]
Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer The FIU Panthers are not the first team that comes to mind when thinking of collegiate programs that produce top-tier NFL talent. However, despite this perception, the university has been the home to a few of the NFL’s bright young stars. Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is perhaps the university’s most […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director A number of former FIU football players are starting to establish themselves as some of the top players to ever come out of the program. Players such as wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and safety Johnathan Cyprien are prime examples of how former Panthers have been able to become some of […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director Former FIU tight end Jonnu Smith scored the first touchdown of his NFL career this past weekend against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Smith managed to find the endzone on a 32-yard screen pass as he evaded multiple defenders to score. The Tennessee Titans, Smith’s current team, were victorious against the Jaguars […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer As the 2017 NFL Draft approaches, hopeful prospects compete against one another to showcase their abilities to scouts. FIU tight end Jonnu Smith is among the 3,500 eligible players who could potentially become drafted. While at the University, Smith positioned himself to become a highly scouted prospect. His career […]
Peter Holland, Jr.//Asst. Sports Director Jonnu Smith’s college career came to an end after his girlfriend, Mary Gaspar, allegedly threw boiling water on the starting tight end on Halloween. Gaspar, who is five months pregnant with Smith’s child, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, a second-class felony, after voluntarily turning herself in at the […]
Peter Holland // Staff Writer After a knee injury left him unable to continue the season, Jonnu Smith, a tight end on the FIU football team, feels 100 percent healthy and is looking forward to getting back on the field for this upcoming season. Smith believes this could be a big year for the Panthers. […]
