What He Really Is Saying: Andre Smith's Agent

Darren Rovell of CNBC recently had an interview with Rick Smith, the agent of Cincinnati Bengals 1st round draft pick Andre Smith. It's time to translate what he is really saying. Darren: I know you have only been with Andre for days, but how did he manage to salvage what could have been a monumental loss of money for him?Smith: It started with team officials understanding the fact that he responds well to the type of discipline that Nick Saban gave him at Alabama. And he doesn’t do as well when he’s off on his own. They knew that when he was in a structured, disciplined environment, he would be a star.Translation: The kid is lazy and fat. Finished the football season and lived at a Krispy Kream. What do you want kids always hungry? I just had to convince people he could be less fat, and obviously the Bengals were the easiest team to convince.Darren: What did it for Cincinnati? Because we didn’t see anything that would have made it obvious.Smith: It was really the surprise wei...