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
everybody exactly guy life lifts renewed spirit whatever
I don't know exactly what he's done this season, but whatever he has, I like it. The guy has a renewed life for the game. And his spirit lifts up everybody else.
exactly whatever
I don't know exactly what he's done, but whatever it is I like it.
backs blocking call catch defensive ends football happen means pass picking running stress talk team until whatever zone
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.
bodies extra needs pressure suffering time treatment whatever
It is a lot of pressure, but there is pressure on all of us, and the thing is, you have to do whatever you have to do to get yourself back on the field. Sometimes, they don't have time to go and get treatment or they don't have time to do the little extra things to try and get their bodies where it needs to be. I say, 'That's your fault.' The trainers can only treat you if you are there, and if you don't let them know things are happening, you will be the one suffering in the end.
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.