I don’t know how much time you spent watching the NFL Network’s Super Bowl coverage on Sunday, but you may have noticed a new face among the analysts in their employ: former Ravens and Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith, who is evidently very quickly transitioning from player to commentator.
If there is one thing that nobody could fault Smith for, it would be having a lack of opinions or a will to express them. Many seem to find it endearing, though I’ve often found that his attitude rubs me the wrong way.
I’m personally hoping that he checks his ego at the studio door, though his Tweet announcement of his new job in which he told Rich Eisen to “ice up” may not bode well in that respect.