Steve Smith: Saints player admitted he targeted me
 

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith wasn't surprised at all when the New Orleans Saints' bounty program came to light this offseason. The longtime NFC South rival said he's "always known" Gregg Williams' defenses try to hurt opposing players.

"I actually had an altercation with a guy who told me firsthand," Smith said Tuesday on NFL.com's "Dave Dameshek Football Program," although he didn't name the Saints player. "I was going out of bounds, and the guy went for my ankle. I said, 'Hey, man, cut that out.' He's like, 'Well, we get fined if we don't go after your legs when you go out of bounds.' ... And actually this past year, this last game when we played them, I had a little conversation with Gregg Williams. ... He took responsibility, he was saying it wasn't right, but that's who he was."

We're past the point of being surprised by the Saints' activities at this point. Would it seem out of character for Williams to have his players pay small fines if they didn't play with an edge?

The Carolina-New Orleans rivalry was re-ignited last season by a scuffle following a Smith touchdown celebration (not to mention a late hit by Saints safety Roman Harper). We won't have to wait long to see if Smith's words further inflame the matchup: The Saints head to Carolina in Week 2 next season.

The Saints just have to hope they have enough non-suspended players to field a defense that day.

NFL.com news: Steve Smith: Saints player admitted he targeted me

I call BS on this one. Seems he is a little hurt over Harpers cheap shot last year. Now he can get back at him. Smh.

Isn't it a little late for this punk to come out with this

This coming from a guy who had a bounty on his own teammate and wound up getting sued when he attacked fellow WR Anthony Bright in the film room. Smith is a punk, if you're going to say these things tell us who said it so they can defend themselves.

I'm calling bull****! If it really happened, he would have been screaming it the day the story broke... :whatever:

Extremely late. This little puke constantly runs his mouth during games, and I specifically remember him trash talking a lot in the game when Harper nailed him. If you keep begging for trouble, you're gonna get it. That has nothing to do with a bounty. You reap what you sew.

He also punched his CB teammate in Practice and got banned, that richard Marshall guy

That statement was just loaded with intellect and credibility.

... and I know a guy who's sister dated an NFL player, who talked to another NFL player about some NFL player targeting an NFL player ... or something like that ... why can't I get on the Dave Dameshek Football Program for my two-minutes of fame?

This is what ticks me off most about all this stuff; there are people out there stupid enough to believe this crap and/or consider it as fact ... it's turned into the 'Jerry Springer Show' of football.

First bounties, then daughter's being spanked (but still on the payroll), then bugs and now players being fined for not playing dirty? My, oh my and all from credible "sources" too!

Damn right we did :) That Ghetto trash Punk should be targeted. I completely support the team on that bounty, and would sleep well see him carted off the field.

If anyone believes one word of the above statement, they are a moron, which may actually be insulting to morons.

Thats laughable.

Guess what, Steve Smith was probably targeted every game by all the teams they played. Give me a break!

Smith would say anything to get in the spotlight, anything. His stupidity comes at a bad time. Maybe somewhere out there on the field in the near future a corner or safety hits him and breaks his jaw so he can't flap those big gums of his.

I forgot about that, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. He intentionaly hurts his own player with an illegal hit then says the Saints are just flat out wrong. Look in the mirror dude.

He's just jumping on the bandwagon, he is as credible as BP.

Everyone goes for him. Considering how much cheap crap he's committed, I'm surprised that the "player in question" didn't admit he was doing it as a public service.

conveniently he does not mention a player NAME which would certainly help the NFL to do something about it, if it were really true and if it were bothering him

2 players I can't stand:

1. Steve Smith aka: Gangster wannabe, aka: chumpknuts, aka: cry baby pussbag

2. Courtland Finnigan (No aka needed)

I dont want anyone getting a permanent injury, or even something that takes them out of action, but I would like to see Steve Smith over the middle in front of Roman, with the ball hanging up just a little bit...

that 2- bit thug has no right opening his wobbling mouth. that same thug who wanted out of carolina prior to last season is a insult to this league. slugging teammates on the side line while the poor guys on a knee not looking and in the film room should just SHUT THE F--K UP. END STORY.

uhhh its Steve Smith....
All he does is talk alot

I just heard Smith on the Gottlieb Show on ESPN. He was crawfishing big time about that statement. He didn't say anything about being told anything related to any bounty. He said he remember one play where Fujita hit him low when really pressed by Gottlieb, but didn't imply it was a bounty hit at all.

Total bullcrap once again.

:whatever:

typical

I hate that guy.... Ugh I hope we make him shut his mouth this year !

Note To Steve Smith:

Hey Bud. Saintfan is targeting you. Saintfan has placed a rather large bounty on your head...or was that your knees? Either way...tread lightly homie...

Of course the little turd is going to run his mouth. Greg Williams can't answer him back in the media because he is suspended and the alleged players involved are still waiting to hear their penalties and are advised not to comment. Screw the moronic midget!

Hey Steve, next game is on the house bud.

Well what a load of BS.

So our guy has several minutes to tell him exactly why he hitting out of bounds, including reference to which paragraph sub-section.

I guess we were all born yesterday. So disturbing the media print stuff like that. Isn't that libel?

I had respect for Steve Smith before this but It’s hard for me to respect a liar. "I was going out of bounds, and the guy went for my ankle. I said, 'Hey, man, cut that out.' He's like, 'Well, we get fined if we don't go after your legs when you go out of bounds.”- Seriously,I’ve heard 9 year olds lie more convincingly than this. SMH...

Really? And I guess you have no problem believing that the players would just meekly pay up with out complaint.

How do these guys get away with publishing rubbish like this?

Is that what he was 'discussing' with SP when he went over to our bench for his little rant last year?
Classless POS.
Did he have a bounty on Jenkins when he pulled MJ down by the facemask, or what that free of charge?

That little man is a turd!

dosnt matter he'll end up shot in vagas , in his tricked out SUV, after mouthing of to real gangsters. Bleeding to death because the paramedics can't lift him with all the bling bling around his neck.

I heard this on the Doug Gotlieb show also, not only did he say Fujita was one of the guys that did it, but he said it happened in 2005. Fujita wasnt even on the team in 2005. Steve Smith is a punk and just trying to keep the media thrashing alive.

DENIED

Steve Smith is the definition of moron!

Harper was penalized for that one if I recall correctly, which is the correct way to handle it. Penalties at the time of the infraction not 3 years later.