The word “renegade” doesn’t just grace the front of Adrienne Smith’s jersey. It personifies the Boston Renegades wide receiver so fundamentally you’d think she was destined to wear it.
Smith’s been a big play-breaking, barrier-busting force of nature for 14 professional seasons in women’s tackle football: a two-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s Football National Team and nine-time All-Star in the Women’s Football Alliance, with 100 wins in professional tackle football and six championship rings to her name.
Even after all this time, she still relentlessly studies the game, including NFL receivers like DeAndre Hopkins and Cupper Kupp (who also wear her No.