Steve Smith Is ON WFNZ Having A Confessional, Won't Let the Story End

[tiger7_88]

Tauren Poole got more respect on his way out the door than Steve Smith did. Think about that.

 

 

That could be because treating others with respect gains respect returned.

 

Think about that.

[Kevin Greene]

You know who has the worst people skills of any front office guy in the league?

 

Bill Belichick.

 

Doesn't really seem to have affected players' desire to play for New England.

 

Randy Moss totally concurs with your conclusion.

[Kevin Greene]

Would have been so easy to shut Smitty up, just beat him.

 

Instead he scrubbed the Raven's stadium's nastiest shytters with our logo.

 

It's history now.

 

[Kevin Greene]

 

 

Former Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith honored for philanthropy

WASHINGTON Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith was honored Tuesday night for his work fighting homelessness and domestic violence.

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty presented the five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, who now plays for the Baltimore Ravens, with the Stewart B. McKinney Award at a special ceremony in downtown Washington, D.C. Smith and his wife, Angie, created the Steve Smith Family Foundation to help victims of domestic violence and homelessness.

Smith, 35, dressed in a gray suit and gray striped tie, said it was an honor to receive the award. Sometimes, he said, he and his wife questioned whether people noticed the work they did off the field.

"To receive this award means a lot to my family and myself," he said. "But it also says that work (gets done) in a little town like Charlotte by a little organization and a big city like D.C. notices."

The award is welcome news for the NFL, which remains under a dark cloud of scrutiny over how it responded to several domestic violence incidents this year, including the knockout punch delivered by Smith’s former teammate Ray Rice to Rice’s then-fiancee, and the guilty conviction of former Panthers teammate Greg Hardy in the assault and death threat against Hardy’s former girlfriend.

Jeffrey Pash, who is the National Football League’s executive vice president and general counsel, presented the award. It was named after late Rep. Stewart B. McKinney, a Connecticut Republican who sponsored legislation providing federal assistance to the homeless.

Pash pointed out the 35-year-old receiver torched his old team last weekend by scoring two first-half touchdown catches in his most prolific receiving game in three years. But he said Smith was being honored for his work off the field to help the homeless.

"Steve, you represent everything that is good and admirable about the men who play in the National Football League," Pash said.

 

Fantastic work Smitty, all of the Carolina's is proud I'm sure.

 

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/09/30/5211582/former-carolina-panthers-receiver.html#.VCyrc_ldV8E

[AceBoogie]

I was going to let it go having said my piece, but I just heard part of the interview and I have no idea how people are questioning Smitty's credibility.

Now, I didnt hear the "you hit your teammates but not your wife," part, but in particular what he just said about Rivera. How do you think that's misjudged or embellished because of narcissism? LOL. That's pretty cut and dry. Rivera does take pride in being a player's coach as a former player, and a lot player's appreciate that (See guys like Gross, TD, and IIRC, Smitty even stood up for him when he was on the hotseat a few years ago).

There was no lying about that. It was classless. Maybe Rivera just doesn't do well with confrontation or conflicts, but there is no excuse. All Smitty wanted was some feedback and insight. "How do you feel about things?" That would be like having a good friend at your work who happens to be a supervisor and management decides to fire you, so your friend cuts you off.

You all think that is acceptable? Lol. A lot of people are claiming sour grapes on Smitty's behalf, but if you ask me, the way a lot of our fans have turned on him for being unceremoniously kicked from the team, that shows who is really sour.

I didn't hear anything to suggest he was making it up or that it was colored in his own narcissistic perception of things. It sounded very straightforward and honest.

Some of ya'll trip me out... you act like our franchise is infallible and wouldn't possibly mishandle the situation. And usually, it's the same people that were posting "just be patient, there's plenty of season left" every time Fox started a mediocre 7-9 season and then Rivera as well. I don't understand. I bleed black and blue. The Panthers are in my DNA, but they ain't paying me to toe the company line. They are humans. They can become involved in personal disputes and spats. They can make mistakes.

Well said

[AceBoogie]

On the flipside...

Tauren Poole @WhoisTPoole · Sep 29

All business. Nothing personal. Still unproven. Got a lot to prove. That's reality and I face it with my head up. Forever thankful.

That's from a guy who doesn't have millions of dollars in the bank from a long football career.

Yea compare that to a guy who put the franchise on his back for the last decade. Yall just don't get it, neither does gettleman. But I tell you what, you got it last Sunday.

[AceBoogie]

Poole didn't act like a spoiled teenager in the face of his release.

Most adult professional athletes don't.

Peyton cried, guess he's a baby too. Thing is with him, they say down and talked. Nothing was done behind his back.

[B.BERSIN]

Steve's like that crazy ex girlfriend that can't get over the fact that you dumped her.

 

If you sleep with her for 13 years and you told everyone else that you dumped her before even informing her first, she's gonna be MAD.

[B.BERSIN]

Gettleman seems to run things in your more stereotypical abrasive New Yorker kind of way, which there is nothing wrong with but it can rub people the wrong way and for Smith it was probably a major change of pace when you're use to Hurney. A guy that would get on a plane and fly to you just to tell you he has to cut you.

 

exactly, I don't think it's wrong to cut Smith when you have to consider more issues, but how Gettleman handles it really is a tough thing for Smith to accept. I guess that's why he's so mad now still.

[Mr. Scot]

Peyton cried, guess he's a baby too. Thing is with him, they say down and talked. Nothing was done behind his back.

 

Did Peyton call local radio in Indianapolis and rip his former team?

 

[heel31ok]

Yea compare that to a guy who put the franchise on his back for the last decade. Yall just don't get it, neither does gettleman. But I tell you what, you got it last Sunday.

 compare that to 1 carry 1 fumble.

[heel31ok]

Did Peyton call local radio in Indianapolis and rip his former team?

 

 

SS didn't have an injury that many thought he could not come back from.

 

[Carolina Husker]

Impossible to read that and not think Smith is just flat out lying.

[Mr. Scot]

Impossible to read that and not think Smith is just flat out lying.

 

Apparently not for everyone