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21 Jun 2010

Steve Smith Breaks Arm in Flag Football Game

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported it first -- Panthers receiver Steve Smith broke his left arm in a flag football game at his camp for kids over the weekend. Schefter says that Smith underwent surgery last night and may be ready for the season opener. Smith broke his left forearm in December, ending his season early, though reports indicate that this break is in a different spot.

Update: PFT's Mike Florio reports that Smith actualy broke the arm in the championship of an adult flag football game whose league has counted Smith as one of its longtime participants. If that's the case, might there be contract violation issues on the table?

Posted by: Doug Farrar on 21 Jun 2010

27 comments, Last at 22 Jun 2010, 10:28am by jebmak

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by rdy4thefiesta :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 12:47pm

I'm sure I'm one of many Giants fans that read the headline and prayed the entire time the page loaded that it was the Panthers' version.

Too bad about the injury though. Hopefully he'll be ready for the opener and more effective this year not getting balls thrown to him by Delhomme.

2
by buzzorhowl (not verified) :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 12:52pm

They better hope he gets better, because who is their main receiving threat without him? Uhhhh... Dwayne Jarrett?

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by Nathan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 1:04pm

broken arm is no big deal... can you imagine how much he dominates his flag football league?

"allright, jim bob, kenny, dwight and harlan... you're on smith"

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by alexbond :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:13pm

Yeah, who plays in this league with him? Does the ball ever go to anyone else on any play when his team is on offense? This just sounds silly.

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by Theo :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:16pm

Question is, would you put the other 3 receivers deep and let Steve work the space underneath or would you put the other 3 guys short and let Steve work the deep space?

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by Nathan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:21pm

Considering how good Smith is at out jumping professional corners and safeties, I'm gonna send him on streaks, posts and post corners and chuck it up to him pretty much every play.

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by Nathan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:22pm

double

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by DavidL :: Tue, 06/22/2010 - 12:59am

"Other receivers"?

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by dmb :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 4:24pm

Maybe my internet sarcasm detector is broken ... you did read what Doug wrote immediately underneath the headline, right? It was at his football camp for kids.

But the thought of Steve Smith playing in some rec league flag football game is an entertaining one. In fact, I'm not sure there's an NFL player who would be better suited for flag football...

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by Nathan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 4:36pm

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/21/steve-smiths-flag-footba...

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by dmb :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 4:39pm

Yeah, I saw after I posted that, and was trying to change my post to ridicule myself when you posted this, locking me out from editing it. So let me say it here: I'm an idiot.

Anyway, the only players I can think of who might be more scary on a flag football team would be Chris Johnson and Josh Cribbs. Can anyone come up with someone better?

17
by Nathan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 4:43pm

current players? desean jackson. wes welker. all time? i do not think it would be possible to "tackle" barry sanders in flag football.

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by dmb :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 8:20pm

Yeah, I meant current... Barry Sanders is the pretty obvious choice if we're going to include retired guys, too.

Wes Welker makes a lot of sense; I hadn't thought of him, but he's definitely very good at moving quickly to get open in limited space. I tend to think of Jackson as someone with elite speed but not quite as much agility.

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by Nathan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 8:38pm

Reggie Bush maybe? I wouldn't want him on my real football team, but I might take his lateral quickness (haha) on my flag football team.

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by Bobman :: Tue, 06/22/2010 - 3:16am

Well, spinning is usually illegal, but yeah, Sanders would be pretty much impossible to nail. Some leagues may not even allow a defender to leave his feet (i.e. dive for a flag) giving even an elderly 40 year-old Sanders a pretty easy jaunt to the EZ.

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by jebmak :: Tue, 06/22/2010 - 10:28am

Was it possible to tackle him in standard football?

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by zlionsfan :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 5:02pm

I'm short, older, and slow. Pretty much any NFL player would be scary to me.

Even kickers.

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by alexbond :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 5:17pm

Yeah, Smith against some kids would be pretty entertaining, though. As Peyton does here:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1603/saturday-night-live-united-way

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by Jeff M. (not verified) :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 1:08pm

I read he was playing DB when he broke it.

Not too surprising--we know he's got a history of being pretty hard on cornerbacks in the offseason...

5
by wr (not verified) :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 2:18pm

Yes, but that would more likely have resulted in a broken hand...

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by Bobman :: Tue, 06/22/2010 - 3:18am

or a broken face if he ended up punching himself....

Man, I hate cornerbacks. What. I'm on D now? Oh well, here goes nothing....

6
by MilkmanDanimal :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 2:47pm

As for a contract violation, they're going to cut him? And replace him with . . .

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by Eddo :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:06pm

A contract violation might not mean the contract is terminated. More likely, it would mean that Smith is owed less by the team, or has to give back some bonus money.

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by MilkmanDanimal :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 4:23pm

That would only serve to piss him off and, being he's a bit of a head case already, wouldn't exactly be a real winning idea.

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by Jimmy :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 3:07pm

Surely they can trade for another Steve Smith.

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by Bill Prudden (not verified) :: Mon, 06/21/2010 - 11:51pm

The next time a pro says "I love the game and I'd play it for free", we have a litmus test.

As uppity as management has to be at the injury risk, how can they not love a guy who plays ball for recreation?

Bill

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by Bobman :: Tue, 06/22/2010 - 3:20am

In my heart as a fan, I agree. In my head as a businessman, and the father of kids whom I want to see making smart decisions, I cover my eyes in dismay.

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