Rod Smith
Rod Smith
Roderick Duane Smithis a former American football wide receiver who played thirteen seasons for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at Missouri Southern State. He was originally signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent and played his entire career with the team. He is ranked 22nd in NFL history in career receptions and 26th in receiving yards...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 May 1970
CityTexarkana, AR
city hear helping months outside project proposals slap until
I think this was done a little underhanded. I didn't even hear about any outside proposals until two months ago. After working for the city for 30 years and helping put this whole project together, its like a slap in the face.
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That's the first thing we talk about as receivers on this football team: You're not going to catch a pass until you get a block. That's something we stress each and every day. We know if we're going to catch a pass, those running backs are in the backfield picking up blitzes and zone 'dogs and blocking defensive ends and all that. For us, it's a team thing. We don't play receiver; we play football, whatever that means. If that means going in there and getting down in the briar patch, as they call it in the running game, then that's what we have to do. If we so happen to catch a pass, so be it.
came depression effect mike mode regular until worry
That's Mike (Shanahan's) deal. I was still in depression mode until I came over here from the regular season, so a lot of those things like that don't really effect me right now, so I don't worry about it.
game games guys hold injuries season seven together until work
Injuries are part of the game. We always put 11 out there. And that is going to be our 11 for that play or that day. That's all we can work with. We can't work with who's down or whatever, we just have to hold it together until the guys come back. The season is long. We're just seven games in, and we've got a long way to go.
saw
We saw Robert's number, and it said 'sail only,' then we saw it was a 541 number,
finish season
The season's not over. We've got to finish the season off right.
near nowhere season
The season is nowhere near over. We just can't go undefeated. That's the only thing.
since wanting
I've been wanting to do this since I was 10 years old,
felt phone terrible
Before I got on the phone with him, I felt terrible because I'd let him down.
enjoy
The thing is, you have to enjoy it.
advantage blow captains field found game hard offensive position
I've never been in a game where we had that much field position and found a way to blow it, so that's real hard for me as one of the offensive captains is for us to not take advantage of those opportunities,
emulate event exciting football heard knew monday night wasting watch
(Cosell) was the best. When you heard that voice, you knew a big-time event was going on. Still, to this day, no one could ever emulate the things he had done. No one could ever try because they'd be wasting their time. He made it exciting to watch Monday Night Football .
We have a lot of fun. That's one thing we do.
plays
I tell all the young guys, when it's all done, it's about performance. When you get the chance, you have to make some plays . . . that's just the way it is.