Steve Smith promised after the Carolina Panthers released him over the winter that he would bring his A-game if he ever got a chance to face his former team, and boy did he deliver. After catching seven passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns in the Baltimore Ravens’ win, Smith said he was an old man running circles around “schoolyard kids” and vowed to smash the NFL’s record for a 35-year-old receiver. What he said during the game was even more legendary.
During Inside the NFL’s recap of the Panthers-Ravens game on Showtime this week, Smith was shown acting like he was hammering in a nail. Here was the commentary he provided along with it.
“This is a nail in their coffin. You’re dead,” Smith said emphatically. “Now take your ass back to Carolina. Make sure you mow my lawn, too, while you’re out there. Keep it clean for me.”
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Is this guy the best or what? There may be no better trash talker in the NFL than Smith, and he clearly hasn’t lost his edge in the twilight years of his career. The way he called out the Panthers after his first touchdown with the Ravens earlier this year was even more intense. Even if Smith’s skills are declining, he more than makes up for it by being such a gamer.
Video via Black and Blue Review
