GREEN BAY, Wis. -- For years, they tried to get him to play football. They even got him to spring workouts a couple of times. But when it came time to put the pads on and play for real, Za'Darius Smith always bailed.
For basketball.
And for his mom.
But Ben Blackmon and Josh McClendon never closed the door to the football offices in Greenville (Alabama) High School on Smith.