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Kirby Smart says NFL ‘ rather players train in Georgia than anywhere else’

Kirby Smart feels no one stacks up to Georgia football when it comes to developing and trading NFL talent in recent years despite Alabama football’s success in this department.

Smart recently said all the feedback he received from the NFL points to no one being better than Georgia at preparing players for the next level.

“And you know, the transfer portal is an option for some guys to think about going somewhere else,” Smart said. “And you know, it’s unfortunate, because the feedback we get from the NFL is there’s nowhere they’d rather have players than here developing….