Happy 36th Birthday Smitty

[KJ89]

Damn.. Everyone hates Smitty now.. The dude is the greatest player we've ever had

That kind of saddens me a little.

[heel31ok]

There is a big difference in being an incredibly competitive athlete on the field and being a complete dick and douche off the field.

 

You do not have to be a douche to be competitive.....too bad Smitty is both.

 

 

did you play football?

 

[rippadonn]

We love the kinder gentler football player in this town when there is very little kindness or gentleness in banking. Interesting

[SetfreexX]

Steve Smith, straight up the reason I started watching the Panthers as a NC native my junior year in high school back in 2002. The GREATEST PANTHER, and my all time favorite player. Hell I still find 5'9" receivers on Madden to sign, and give the number 89 to and eventually develop into my #1 receiver lol. 

 

I tried to trade for him but the Baltimore user in our league wouldn't give him up. Hopefully we can find another player with his flair, and passion for the game. No one IMO even compares, Smitty was/is/always will be that dude! HBD!

[SpeedOFLight]

Happy Birthday Smitty! I am a little late. I didn't realize he is only 36. I was thinking older but nonetheless happy birthday. I loved this guy intensity on the field. If this guy didn't play with a chip on his shoulder, I doubt he would have been as dominate as he has been. I recall meeting him right after the superbowl loss in winston. I travel with a few buddies to the dixie claiss fairgrounds to meet him. I was expecting a complete jerk from what I had read in papers but this guy was the exact opposite. He was very humous and signed everything we asked him to. As a side note, Rucker is one of the most laid back and gentle guys that I ever met. He was there as well and he was so humble and friendly to us.

[MadHatter]

did you play football?

 

 

Yes I did....was an 2nd Team All Conf Wide Receiver.

 

Was the Bersin of our league....not the fastest dude on the field, but caught everything thrown my way.

 

[h0llywood]

Best time of my life was hanging out with the dude. Happy Birthday Smitty

[ncsfinest21]

People act like they forgot him. Smitty is and will always be my favorite Panther. How can you forget a player that helped us go 12-4 and we get rid of him and then go 7-8-1 the next season.

[frash.exe]

Guys, Steve Smith threads get people worked up like no other, but the next personal attack gets a timeout.

You guys are all better than that.

No, we're really not.

[frash.exe]

I have a measure of respect for Smitty for what he's done for the franchise and that will never change. However, I'd have even more respect if he didn't burn his bridges here, if he were more of a team player in the locker room, and if he didn't catalogue every incident that someone talked poo to him and proved them "wrong" as he perceives it and went on social media to rub it in their face. It's like that's the only thing that motivates him at this point.

[Cookie Lyon]

Cam and Smitty's birthdays are a day apart. 

 

Cam's birthday is on May 11 and Smitty's on May 12.

 

Happy belated birthdays to both you guys!!!