Because I'm a Cincinnati-inclined guy, I did my best to not bog you down in what interests me locally, but the level of fail Andre Smith is choosing to engage in at the moment has hit a national level, and it only seems to be getting worse by the day.
By now, you've almost assuredly heard that Smith, the No. 6 overall pick in this year's NFL draft, fractured a bone in his left foot and will miss seven-to-10 days. This was in just his third practice. In a non-contact drill. It was not exactly the start you'd hope to see for a guy who missed a full month of camp as the second longest holdout of the rookies this season.
But as a professional athlete, he obviously did a great deal to take care of himself while he was away from the Bengals so he could come in at peak physical...
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