1. I think last week’s performance in San Francisco, 137 yards with four broken bones in his back, was a fitting closing argument in Steve Smith Sr.’s case for Canton. Over his career, Smith has caught a lot of passes for a lot of yards; he moved into the starting lineup for the Panthers in 2002, and his 13,618 receiving yards are third-most in the NFL during that span. And he has been very good for a long time; Smith is on pace for his ninth 1,000-yard season; his first came in 2003, when his current QB, Joe Flacco, was a being redshirted as a true freshman at Pitt and Carolina’s Week 1 starter was Rodney Peete.
Steve Smith Sr. Completes his Hall Résumé, Melvin Gordon Falls Apart, and If the NFL Made an NBA Team
