ReutersIn the words of Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly.
Not long after we mentioned Vontae Davis’s perhaps-accidental, perhaps-hacked declaration that Dolphins free agent cornerback Sean Smith was talking to the Chiefs well in advance of the league’s sanctioned tampering period, Smith himself has taken to a longer form of the medium to defend the sanctity of the process.
After an initial “Whoa! No I didn’t,” Smith expounded in a way that makes perfect sense.
“Ok this is getting out of hand,” Smith began, on a message that went way over 140 characters. “I’ve never talked to any other team besides the Miami Dolphins. Yes I talked to vontae and I told him Al Harris (our former coach) got the job up in KC and that I talked to him a few days ago to tell him congrats. That’s it! Now why he interpreted that as “talking to KC” idk but there is NOTHING going on! This is ridiculous”
He also tried to take poor Davis off the hook, saying: “Lol He panicked, tried to help… not the best idea but I appreciate it.”
Smith presents a reasonable and realistic version of events, that I’m perfectly willing to accept — more than Davis’s claim that hackers got to him.
Channel Finder
And todays non issue of the day goes to……………………. Vontae Davis.
There we go, Vontae getting it all wrong again. He got nothing right with the Dolphins so obviously things haven’t changed. Vontae wouldn’t know hacking from hacking.
The Dolphins are sure gonna miss these two….
2 high Jeff Ireland picks that won’t be playing for the Dolphins in 2013.
Smith says he talked to Al Harris a few days ago. hmm, Al Harris is the Defensive Backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. Wouldn’t talking to a coach of another team be the definition of tampering?
Vontae should have just called his grandma
Are you absolutely sure that Sean Smith didn’t need to call his grandma before he told you this?
Dumb and Dumber
Not to long ago Vontae Davis claimed that he and Sean Smith were the best CB duo in the NFL.
Well Smith wants $8M to $10M. His play is not close to being worth it. These two guys have got to be the most delusional duo in the NFL.
Talking to an assistant coach with another team, is not tampering as long as you don’t discuss player movement or contract.
Sean Smith is very similar to bobby Taylor, not going to intercept a lot of passes and a #2 CB.
I would rather Sean Smith go any place, than be over paid by the Dolphins.