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| Articles about Rod Smith |
| Rod Smith was one of the best all-around players I played with in the NFL -- and I only got play ... | | 2008-07-25 05:54:36 | |
Rod Smith was one of the best all-around players I played with in the NFL -- and I only got play with him when he was too old and too slow (laughing). He was the undisputed leader of the team, which took a lot of pressure off of me. The standard Rod set was high and he led by example. The game will miss a player like Rod Smith."
"Probably one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen him do was, in my first year there, I had just gotten hurt and we didn’t have a back up for a couple of days. So they had him take 7-on-7. I think he was 6-for-6. And it wasn’t like he was dumping to the back or hitting the checkdown. He was throwing a skinny route, dead on. He’d throw a go-route, he threw an out-route. I was thinking, ‘Good God, he’d be good enough to take my job if he spent a year working on it.’ It was sick."
"Why I felt so good around him is physically he didn’t look like anything. He’d walk kind of sideways. He sometimes had this high-type voice. I mean he d... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
| | Rod Smith Says Goodbye; Thoughts and Comments From The Presser | | 2008-07-24 18:19:54 | |
Here are some of the thoughts from today's press conference regarding Rod Smith's retirement --
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PAT BOWLEN
"[This is] part of a historic date today. The retirement of Rod Smith, obviously the greatest wide receiver that has ever played for the Denver Broncos. I could sit here and look at all his stats and talk about his accomplishments. You all know those already. I'd rather talk about Rod and his impact on the Denver Broncos and Pat Bowlen. You know, Rod, in the locker room, became over a period of time by far the most influential person in this organization among the players. He took his time getting that position, but there was no question in that in his career every player in that locker room was listening to him and respecting his opinion and what he had to say. And Rod, for that, I appreciate it, and I hope someday, before they carry me out of here in a pine box, that I'll have another player like you that has that amount of influence and c... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
| | Rod Smith To Retire Tomorrow | | 2008-07-23 18:55:40 | | A Denver Broncos legend for over a decade will officially end his career tomorrow when Rod Smith officially retires from Professional Football at a press conference tomorrow at 2:00PM est.
Smith owns virtually every receiving record for the Broncos, including records for career receptions (849), receiving yards (11,389), touchdown catches (68), touchdowns (71) and 100-yard games (31). The Missouri Southern product leads all undrafted players in every major receiving category and was a crucial part of 2 Super Bowl Championship teams.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection (2000-01, '05), Smith currently stands 12th in NFL history in career receptions, 19th in career receiving yards and tied for 31st in career receiving touchdowns. Smith, whose nine-year streak of recording at least 70 receptions from 1997-2005 ties for the second longest in league history, also set team records for 1,000-yard receiving seasons (8) and 100-catch seasons (2).
After spending his rookie season on the Broncos' prac... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
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| Rod Smith Placed On Reserved/Retired List | | 2008-02-15 09:15:28 | | Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith, the club's all-time leader in every major career receiving category and a key member of their back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams, was placed on the Broncos' reserve/retired list on Friday. Smith played all 13 of his professional seasons with the Broncos after joining the team as a college free agent from Missouri Southern University on May 3, 1994, and posted 849 career receptions for 11,389 receiving yards (13.4 avg.) with 68 touchdowns in 183 games (158 starts). His career totals for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns are the most by an undrafted player in NFL history, and he ranks seventh and eighth, respectively, in career games played and started by a Bronco. A three-time Pro Bowl selection (2000-01, '05), Smith currently stands 12th in NFL history in career receptions, 19th in career receiving yards and tied for 31st in career receiving touchdowns. Smith, whose nine-year streak of recording at least 70 receptions f... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
| | It Could Be The End For Rod Smith | | 2007-12-28 16:02:46 | | Rod Smith may have played his last game in the NFL. We all feared this when the Broncos All-Time leading receiver underwent what amounted to a hip-replacement last off-season, even when the best undrafted free agent to ever play the position made attempt after attempt to come back. Smith never was able to get on the field in 2007, and now it appears 2008 and beyond are in serious jeopardy as well. It is being reported that Smith needs to undergo another procedure on the troublesome hip, with Smith actually saying the pain in his hip was worse today than before the initial surgery -- Rod Smith needs another operation on his surgically repaired left hip, and his NFL career could be over. The Denver Broncos co-captain revealed Friday he needs another surgery. There's a strong possibility he'll require an artificial hip replacement, which almost certainly would end his 13-year NFL career. "It's hard. Because, honestly, it could be the end of my career. It could be my last... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
| | Quarterback Camp Day 2 -- Rod Smith Speaks | | 2007-05-18 17:51:42 | | Day 2 of QB Camp came and went, and judging by most of the articles written by the MSM it appears Rod Smith was the major story. It is kind of funny to me, how you can tell who and what reporters are given access to by all the similar articles that are written for the next day. Here are some links to some of the pieces -- Lee Rasizer of the Rocky Mountain News describes the pain Rod Smith has been dealing with for the past three seasons. Tom Kensler of the Denver Post tells us Rod Smith is preparing to be a major force in 2007, or he'll simply walk away. Andrew Mason also took good notes for his BLOG Photo Courtesy to Andrew Mason's Blog Smith has been a true warrior for the Broncos and one of the great success stories. If you take a look at his career stats, Rod Smith is damn close to the promised land of Canton, OH -- There is no doubt that Smith is close. He may have enough already. My opinion is he needs a little more. If Smith ca... | | By: Mile High Report | | |
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