MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Harrison Smith is likely to be a Viking for his entire career after signing a contract extension with the team that drafted him in 2012.
But he’s not thinking that far ahead.
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“It’s always hard to look too far into the future in the NFL,” the 32-year-old Smith said Monday. “I think one of the things that has allowed me to have pretty constant success is just focusing on the now.”
It’s hard to argue with Smith’s shortsighted approach. In his nine-year career, he’s made five Pro Bowls, was named First Team All-Pro in 2017 and has made the NFL Top 100, a player-voted list, five times.