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Who Dat News: Smith Wants to Retire as a Saint


News: In a recent interview, Will Smith told reporters that contract talks with the Saints are ongoing, according to uticaod.com. Smith indicated that he would like to remain a Saint, but only if the contract is right: “I’d like to stay with the same team my whole career… I love New Orleans. I love the people there … But then again, it’s a business.”

Who Dat Say: If we can spend $63 million on Charles Grant, why can’t we do the same for Will Smith, who was selected as a team captain last year? I expect the Saints to do whatever it takes to keep our pass-rushing defensive end in New Orleans, especially considering the organization’s apparent desire to mimic the Giants’ success last year in establishing a dominant front four. Grant still has 6 years remaining on the monster contract he signed last year, and Sedrick Ellis will probably get a 5-year rookie contract. If we can lock up Smith for another five to seven years, that means these three potential stars on the defensive line will be terrorizing Matt Ryan for the next five years.

FireVenturi

After the recent Grant situation, I think we have no choice but to pay him!

QBREES9

Pay Him .................. I bet they will

jeanpierre

Franchies 'em till a better DE comes along in the draft; not a shut down DE...

Most sacks come in multiple games; disappears from game to game...

RockyMountainSaint

Until an unproven, unvetted "Better" Defensive End prospect comes along?

Huh?

With an improved interior line this year, perhaps he will perform well enough for you to offer him a spot on the team.

Whatever.

QBREES9

Unhappy Smith a no-show at workouts- NOLA.com

"He and I had a chance to visit about a month and a half ago, and you'd like to have all your players here. But it's not unusual," Saints Coach Sean Payton said. "I think you just go around the league, and each team has a player or two maybe that's unhappy with his contract. And so in the meantime our focus is on the players that are here. And we're full speed ahead."

CantonLegend

if smith is unhappy maybe we should get his contract worked out....if we dont and he goes somewhere else...so be it....im not gonna lose ne sleep over it...smith is a stud but if he doesnt wanna be a saint then i dont want him here ne way....everybody says they wanna retire where they play but few actually do.....i think he just wants to win over fans and media....dont get me wrong....smith is a pro-bowl guy and a classy guy...but if he decides to pull a "faine" and go somewhere else....do we really care?

"deal with it or you can go play the saints and get trounced by 30 and you won't have to worry about it."-colin cowherd

QBREES9

I'm betting a deal get done.

hagan714

standard operating procedure...thats all it is. He will be in camp (no the first week does not count) and the contract will be very close to being done and the fine print will be all thats left. same as with Grant. I am not worried about this at all.

DeadmaN

I don't think this was a big surprise honestly
I saw it coming
...hell anyone with a little common knowledge of the contract side of the sport did

so I'm sure that the team did as well
I mean it's not like it was a big secret that he is under paid
but...
I bet the fact that Grant is accused of killing someone (and for the record I don’t think he did it but that’s beside the point) this should give Smith a lot of leverage and should push the front office to get the deal done sooner if they are smart

lets see how this plays out