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Fred Smoot, whom no one likes, says no one likes Emmitt Smith
Posted by Mike Florio on July 11, 2013, 5:32 PM EDT


When it comes to the modern NFL, Fred Smoot falls into roughly the same category as Marcus Vick. Sure, Smoot had a much more prolific pro football career than Mike Vick’s younger brother. Then again, anyone who ever actually suited up for an NFL game had a much more prolific pro football career than Marcus Vick.

Still, Smoot and Marcus Vick are currently non-factors in the NFL. But they both are capable of saying or doing things that register on the football media’s radar screen. Marcus did it earlier today, and now Smoot has.

According to Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post, the man who managed one rep in the 225-pound bench at the Scouting Combine and had a unique, to say the least, role in the Love Boat fiasco teed off on the NFL’s all-time leading rusher during a recent podcast.

“Nobody that meets Emmitt Smith likes Emmitt Smith,” Smoot said. “Have you ever heard anybody say, hey man, I met that Emmitt Smith and I really love him? Nobody likes Emmitt Smith. I don’t know if he’s just a jerk because he’s a Cowboy. I don’t know. He be rubbing people the wrong way.”

For the record, I met that Emmitt Smith and I really love him. He’s funny. Engaging. Friendly. He’s the exact opposite of what I thought he’d be based on his work with ESPN, which makes me convinced that the producers at ESPN had no idea how to use him properly.

The next time I see Emmitt Smith, I’ll have to ask him what he thinks of Fred Smoot. Maybe Emmitt will say, “Nobody that meets Fred Smoot likes Fred Smoot. Have you ever heard anybody say, hey man, I met that Fred Smoot and I really love him? Nobody likes Fred Smoot. I don’t know if he’s just a jerk because he’s a Redskin. I don’t know. He be rubbing people the wrong way.”

Or maybe Emmitt will simply say, “Who in the hell is Fred Smoot?”
 

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Ha. Smoot is an idiot, but I could see Emmitt coming across as kind of an arrogant prick just based upon some of the stories I've read.

Oh well, NFL all time leading rusher and user of the word "debacled" makes him good in my book.
 

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[video=youtube;iGT08DTk3NM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGT08DTk3NM[/video]

:lol at Keyshawn Johnson at the 15 second mark.
 
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Smoot is a cartoon.

I'm sure Smith isn't a normal guy. Anyone with that much determination and strength of will is bound to be a little off socially.
 

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Thought this was worth sharing.

[video=youtube;gMG3on8BSrM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMG3on8BSrM[/video]
 
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And then Fred mentioned to come on down to Merle's Discount KIA out on Route 3. He will be signing autographs from noon until two.
 

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I have met Smoot and been to his house. The purple walls and black lights freaked me out. True story.
 

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You have to be kidding.

He used to be one of my customers in Jackson MS. I could not believe how small he was. Yes, he had that purple velvet-like material on all his walls with pictures that really showed up well under the black light. Piss poor taste in home decor if you ask me.
 

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He used to be one of my customers in Jackson MS. I could not believe how small he was. Yes, he had that purple velvet-like material on all his walls with pictures that really showed up well under the black light. Piss poor taste in home decor if you ask me.

He's from Mississippi, like Portis---have you met him?

Did he have a pic with the dogs playing cards and/or pool?
 

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I don' t know anything about Portis. I just knew about Smoot because he was in the area that I covered. No pictures of poker dogs, just pictures of half naked black women on that velvet cloth that covered his walls. He was playing video games every time I stopped by. Oh, his ceilings were painted black. His shack was decorated in very bad taste. I never went in any room other than his den. He was living in the house that he was raised in. He built his mom a nice house on the good side of Jackson. Always was a bunch of guys hanging out with Smoot. Damn leeches.
 
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