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Expert in his field: Justin Smith hired as Mizzou weight-room assistant

Justin Smith’s new office will be a weight room.

Anyone surprised?

Justin Smith. (The Chronicle)

Smith, 35, the 49ers’ All-Pro defensive tackle who retired in May, has joined Missouri’s football program as a part-time, weight-room assistant, the school announced Thursday.

Smith, who attended Missouri, made an immediate impression on Tigers center Evan Boehm, who is 6-foot-3 and 320 pounds.

“Did you see how big he is?” Boehm said to the Jefferson City News Tribune. “Oh my God. He is huge. I just went over to him and I said, ‘Hey Justin, my name’s Evan,’ shook his hand, and he squeezed my hand ….