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About five days ago, Alabama left guard Andre Smith was potentially the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft. This morning, he looks to be a late first-rounder. This is what happens when you show up to the Combine out of shape, decide you aren’t going to participate in any drills, then just roll out and fly back to Alabama without telling anyone.
According to Darren Rovell, all of this may have cost Smith slightly more money than you or I will ever make. Apparently, if 90% of success is just showing up, the other 10% is not disappearing out of the blue during the most important job interview of your life:
Figure Smith would have pulled in a guaranteed $30 million as the No. 1 pick of this year’s draft. ...Yeah, so that’s a bummer for Andre. But for teams picking in the second-half of the first round, this could be great news. Some team may be able to steal a No. 1 overall-caliber player late in the round. You know, assuming he’s not still out-of-shape and nowhere to be found come draft day.This morning, Peter King told "The Dan Patrick Show" that, as of now, Smith is down to the bottom of the first round. So let’s see how much Smith could have lost.
Let’s put Smith as the fourth offensive tackle taken behind Jason Smith, Eugene Monroe and Michael Oher. Since so many teams took offensive tackles last year in the first round, we’ll put Smith as going to the Philadelphia Eagles at No. 28.
The 28th pick last year was Lawrence Jackson, who received $6.1 million in guaranteed money. We’ll give Smith the benefit of the doubt here and say he’ll get similar guaranteed money to what Duane Brown got at No. 26 last year ($6.2 million).
If it goes down like this, Smith would have lost $23.8 million.
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Bummer indeedy
by npcPronk29 on Feb 23, 2009 2:21 PM EST reply actions
He should never have hired Alonzo Spellman as a mentor.
by ChiAdam on Feb 23, 2009 2:25 PM EST reply actions
Ute’s did something to this guys mind! Prob questioning himself, and if he can actually play in the league day in and day out after going up against that Utes D just once.
by Woodville Cedars on Feb 23, 2009 3:07 PM EST reply actions
He didn’t play against Utah because he was suspended for dealing with an agent. And apparently not a good one since he was fired for the knucklehead who let Smith blow all that cash.
by jimnasium on Feb 23, 2009 4:02 PM EST reply actions
Smith and Lessen.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Feb 23, 2009 6:57 PM EST reply actions
the eagles are already dealing with one headcase in shaun andrews, and doesn’t need another. also, with the penultimate OL draft bust winston justice, the eagles are looking for the sure thing, and not a definite chance a player will not even make it to training camp.
peter king is an asshat.
by psudrozz on Feb 24, 2009 10:42 AM EST reply actions
Hmmm…..I predict either the Raiders or Cowboys draft this clown
by davidthebandit on Feb 26, 2009 4:34 PM EST reply actions
Look we all know how much of Pro FB is attitude and desire when you get up into the rarified air of top 5 picks and Pro Bowlers. This Flake is an absolute "Third Rail". But one of the posts above might have hit it right. Loose cannons like Davis or Jones will throw milti-millions at this kid to sign in April and cut him by the end of the season.
Do you think we should include Snyder as the third Musketeer? Or is he out of draft picks till 2017 and still 160 million over the cap?
by pbanachi on Feb 27, 2009 2:41 AM EST reply actions
dont worry,the Raiders wil ldraft him. al Davis loves "renegades and mavericks" so he will fit into Oaklands already disfunctional organization.
by UNLVRebelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:58 PM EST reply actions
i think andre smith ate that FAT nose guard for the tide i think his name was cody!!!!!!! i love to watch the tide turn!!! its a full moon buddy and this is just the start of problems in tuscaloser. saban is 3-4 against Lsu,Aub,Tenn, and Fla and has lost to the likes of Louisiana Monroe, Miss st and utah! i will take any and all enjoyment from anything bad going for the tide and saban, including watching a. smith eat cody and get FAT
by Call-Me-Daddy on Mar 1, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions
the next barret robbins?
by scurds on Mar 2, 2009 7:48 PM EST reply actions
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