Editing Rod Smart (section)

==Personal life==
Smart is a fan of 1970s [[funk]] and [[soul music]] bands such as [[Earth, Wind and Fire]], [[Heatwave (band)|Heatwave]], and [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]].<ref name="Meet The Pro: Rod Smart"/> He was the "{{linktext|class clown}}" but managed to keep his grades well above average with all A's and some B's at Lakeland Senior High School.<ref name="Meet The Pro: Rod Smart"/>  His nickname growing up and in high school was "The Rocket" after [[Raghib Ismail]] of [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], because of his speed, running a 4.25 second [[40-yard dash]]. Smart's younger brother is [[Chris Rainey]], former Lakeland High School standout running back and former [[National Football League]] player. Smart's first cousin is former [[Philadelphia Eagles]] receiver [[Freddie Mitchell]].<ref name="Oakland Raiders biography"/>

On June 18, 2019, [[Lancaster County, South Carolina]], sheriff's deputies declared Smart "[[Missing person|missing]] and endangered" after his family reported that his whereabouts had been unknown since June 12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/18/rod-smart-known-he-hate-me-reported-missing-south-carolina/|title=Former XFL player known as 'He Hate Me' reported missing in South Carolina|first=Cindy|last=Boren|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> He was reported by the sheriff's office as having been found safe later the same day he was reported missing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myfox8.com/2019/06/18/former-carolina-panthers-player-reported-missing-in-south-carolina-found-safe/|title=Former Carolina Panthers player reported missing in South Carolina found safe|date=2019-06-18|website=myfox8.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref>