After 13 years in the NFL, Jimmy Smith, best known for his time spent with the Jacksonville Jaguars, is retiring.
Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection who overcame several health problems and drug addiction during his 13 seasons, abruptly retired to "move on to the next phase of my life.""It's hard because I know I can still go out there and do it," Smith said. "I just figure it's not in my heart to (continue). If I'm going to play, it's got to be 100 percent. I won't get out there and not give it my all. If I can't give it my all to this organization and the fans, I'm just not going to do that. This is just not the type of person that I am.
"It's best for me to leave on a high note. I want to be able to enjoy my legacy."
The 37-year-old receiver led the Jaguars with 70 catches for 1,023 yards and six touchdowns last season. He ranks seventh in NFL history with 862 receptions and 11th with 12,287 yards receiving. He has more receptions than every receiver in the Hall of Fame, and only Marvin Harrison has had more catches and yards receiving than Smith since 1996.
For two straight years I depended upon Jimmy Smith every week to help my fantasy team. And every week, he delivered, whether it was in yardage or points. But beyond that, and despite all the problems he faced in his career, he also helped the Jaguars. Plus, over the last couple of years the Jaguars have added a lot of young talent at receiver including Reggie Williams, Matt Jones, and Ernest Wilford, and having a receiver like Smith to learn from was undoubtedly invaluable.
Of course, this also shoots Wilford way up the fantasy draft boards, a fact which Spenser Easterbrook (son of TMQ's Gregg Easterbrook) will no doubt be quite happy to hear.
Goodbye, Mr Smith. Football fans will miss you. (Except for the ones who root for the Colts, Texans, and Titans... they'll be happy the defenses won't have to cover you.) And my fantasy teams will never be the same.
Josh Cohen will chronicle his fantasy football comings and goings on Multiple Mentality.
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Louise of course. Thelma is... (Below threshold)1. Posted by RUSSIAN-WOMEN | May 12, 2006 12:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Louise of course. Thelma is much too tragic.
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2. Posted by TEEN | May 12, 2006 5:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
IÒve had dreams with scenes like that in Ñem, but usually only when I was awake.
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3. Posted by UPSKIRT | May 12, 2006 5:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
ÓYou had your last chance girl. Now you will get a sound lesson in obedience and respect for your elders. Take off your clothes.Ô
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4. Posted by DR U | May 12, 2006 8:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So the question is....Now that Jimmy Smith is not available to be on your fantasy team, would you take a chance and draft Ernest Wilford on your fantasy football team?
DR U
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5. Posted by evista | May 12, 2006 9:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Your imagination, confidence, willingness to explore, and appreciation of beauty make you a CREATOR.
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6. Posted by flexeril | May 12, 2006 10:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
well, you'll have to go for a leak eventually, won't you? then we'll see what happens.
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7. Posted by metformin | May 13, 2006 9:26 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I call him after the awards fiasco, very drunk and tired. "It's not in the stars," he says, explaining why it has been impossible for our paths to actually cross.
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ÓWant me to massage that?Ô sheÒd said, laying her hand two inches above the bunched pile of sheet at his crotch. Her voice cracked the quiet like a baseball hitting a window.
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ÓWant me to massage that?Ô sheÒd said, laying her hand two inches above the bunched pile of sheet at his crotch. Her voice cracked the quiet like a baseball hitting a window.
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10. Posted by mobic | May 13, 2006 10:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I couldnÒt sleep last night, but sheÒs been completely fine
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11. Posted by percodan | May 13, 2006 11:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Nigel says that the person referred to in My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones is Jim McCloskey, famous Irish linguist.
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12. Posted by zantac | May 15, 2006 2:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Damn, once again I was too disorganised to get myself ready in time for National Slacker Day
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13. Posted by zelnorm | May 15, 2006 2:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It was well worth the sleep deprivation.
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