If there’s anyone who knows what it’s like to be doubted because of his size, it’s Steve Smith Sr.
It still bothers him that one draft analyst “clowned” him by saying the Panthers used a third-round pick on a punt returner. All he’s done since is put together a Hall of Fame-worthy career over the last 15 years as a receiver.
One of the draft’s top senior receiver prospects uses Smith’s story as inspiration.
Oklahoma’s 5-foot-10, 193-pound Sterling Shepard doesn’t have prototypical NFL receiver size either, but wants to prove he’s a force to be reckoned with like Smith.