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Fantasy Football Articles - October 2003
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in October 2003 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
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Fantasy Football Challenge - October 2003 Articles Archives
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led the Panthers with 872 yards receiving last year and went to the Pro Bowl as a kick returner in his rookie season (2001).
Carolina general manager Marty Hurney declined to comment about Smith''s rant, or whether negotiations are ongoing.
Fox downplayed what the Panthers actually said to describe Smith.
"Their latest thing was not to say that he''s ''marginal'' but that he''s an ''unproven'' receiver," Fox said.
Fox said he first spoke to the Panthers about three weeks ago, and the team told him then they wanted to first finish a deal with defensive tackle Kris Jenkins. Carolina signed Jenkins to a five-year, $31 million extension earlier this week.
"Marty came at me and told me that he wants to work a deal with us, but that first they were going to try to work this deal with Kris," Fox said. "He said that he wanted to keep Steve a Panther.
"Well, they keep saying they love Steve. ... They say Steve''s all that but then they say that he still has to prove himself."
Smith, undersized for a receiver at 5-foot-9, 185 pounds, said he''s been proving himself for his entire career.
"I''ve been being questioned my whole life, but week in and week out I continue to make plays," Smith said. "I am not here to have somebody question my abilities. Why am I here? I am a grown man. I am not going to do it."
Fellow receiver Karl Hankton then cut Smith off and sent him into the showers to cool off.
The Panthers have shown commitment to Smith in the past, not cutting him last season after he beat up another receiver in a film session. Smith was suspended for one game, and there was public outcry that he should be released.
Instead, the Panthers have worked with him and sent him to anger management counseling.
Also of interest. ...
According to Pro Football Weekly, there is concern that the Panthers are working Stephen Davis a bit too hard by giving him 25-30 touches a game, especially when DeShaun Foster and Rod Smart have been
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