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It hasn't taken long for Alex Smith to become the leader of the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Kansas City Chiefs began to realize about two weeks ago that Central Michigan's Eric Fisher would be their choice with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.
The running joke around Kansas City at the end of last season went something like this: "The Chiefs are so bad" _ pause for effect _ "they can't even stink in the right year."
Get me out of here.
Day 2 of the NFL's free agency frenzy began with another bunch of signings. Even Ray Lewis got a new deal _ with ESPN.
Ready. Set. Spend!
Day 2 of the NFL's free agency frenzy began with another bunch of signings. Even Ray Lewis got a new deal _ with ESPN.
The Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl.
Several other stars, including Nnamdi Asomugha, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Antoine Winfield, are looking for jobs after they were cut in cost-saving moves on a busy opening day of free agency.
The Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl.
Smith lost his starting job to Colin Kaepernick after sustaining a concussion Nov. 11. Kaepernick played well, and coach Jim Harbaugh stuck with him even when Smith was healthy.
Alex Smith quietly stayed behind the scenes after losing his job and watched from the sideline as San Francisco returned to the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years. Yet the No. 1 overall draft pick from 2005 did make one thing known: The veteran quarterback still considers himself a starter.
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Lotulelei is one of the top prospects in April's draft. Some mock drafts even had the Utah star going No. 1 overall. He is expected to see a specialist.
Top draft prospect Star Lotulelei will undergo more extensive heart tests when he returns to Utah.
"For me, it's certainly not something to relax about," Smith said, when asked about the comfort of being the clear starting quarterback. "It's you know, full-steam ahead. I'm working as hard as I can, trying to push us as far as we can go."
"You never know when your opportunity's going to come," Smith said late in the season. "The good ones are ready when they do come."
