Will Smith was a good man, taken away for no good reason

Former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot and killed late Saturday night in New Orleans following a traffic dispute.

Strange, senseless deaths happen all the time. We shake our heads when we hear about them, we wonder about humanity for a moment, and for the most part, we move on unless we're directly affected. Once in a while, a more famous person is taken away from his friends and family and community, and we wonder more aloud. Such was the case when the world woke up Sunday morning to hear of the death of former Saints defensive lineman Will Smith in a road-rage shooting in New Orleans late Saturday night.

Smith, 34, lost his life in the Lower Garden District of New…