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Why UNC linebacker Andre Smith decided to jump to the NFL | News & Observer

Larry Fedora doesn’t talk about injuries but Andre Smith does.

It has been the No. 1 topic NFL teams have asked the North Carolina linebacker about since he decided to leave school early for the draft.

Smith was asked about his surgically-repaired knee repeatedly at the NFL combine and again on Tuesday at UNC’s Pro Day.

“Every conversation,” Smith said.

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