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D’Joun Smith: Football dreamer battling nightmare start

Andrew Luck, Mike Adams and Vontae Davis of the Indianapolis Colts discuss preparations for the start of the season. Clark Wade / IndyStar.com

Scattered inside his new locker at the Colts’ West 56th Street facility, tucked behind his practice uniform and his playbook, hang four black-and-white photos of the best to ever play his position. There’s Deion Sanders. There’s Rod Woodson. There’s Champ Bailey and Darrelle Revis. Their faces stare at D’Joun Smith before he hits the practice field each morning, daily reminders of the lofty ambitions he refuses to hide from.