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Late For Work 10/30: Steve Smith's Agent Not Convinced He'll Retire

Steve Smith’s Agent Not Convinced He’ll Retire

Boy, it doesn’t matter how many times Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. insists he is retiring after this season. Few people actually believe him.

Among them is his own agent, Derrick Fox, who gave retirement a 50-50 chance after this season.

“I'm not 51 percent or 49 percent,” Fox told ESPN’s Jim Trotter. “I'm right at 50 percent.

“I know this guy better than anybody but his wife. I've told him, 'I don't think that you're really going to retire.' The guy is just an insane competitor, and I think as long as his body works appropriately he's really going to have a hard time next August saying, 'Oh, wow.