Missing Person is Former NFL Player

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that former NFL player, 42-year-old Rod Smart, is a “missing endangered person” and that his family is “worried for his safety and well-being.” Smart was last seen in Lancaster, South Carolina.

Rod Smart gained attention in the NFL for his nickname, “He Hate Me”. He was a running back at Western Kentucky and joined Vince McMahon’s XFL in 2001, playing with the Las Vegas Outlaws. He signed with the Panthers, playing in Charlotte from 2002 to 2005. He played on the Panthers’ NFC championship team in 2003.

Smart was last seen June 12 about 10:30 a.m. in Indian Land. He was driving his silver 2016 Nissan Maxima with NC tag PJR-1759. Anyone with information about Smart’s whereabouts is asked to call the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 283-3388.