YOU’re right. It’s like when you’re hiring a new worker. It’s easier to find a reason to deny him or her employee at the front end than to hire and then find a legit reason to fire once they are working esp if there is a labor relations issue.
If no one drafts this guy, then what does he do, sue the NFL? No, as I see it, he shows up as a walk on?
DOes anybody know if the guy is any good?
He won SEC defensive player of the year. Yeah he’s good, though a little undersized for the NFL which is why he was projected 3rd round.
Really people are making way too much about this. The fact of the matter is the teams were going to find out anyway, that’s the kind of stuff background checks are for, and since he came out to his college team they were going to find out fast. By coming out he actually turned it into a non-issue, now it’s not a secret that could distract. In the end the league is about performance many sins are forgiven for doing the job, just look at Riley Cooper. If Smith does a good job nobody is going to care, if Smith doesn’t do a good job nobody is going to care. By the time the combine is over this story will be over except for dedicated ax grinders.