Steve Smith campaign slogan: Four more years

Coming off his best season since 2008, Panthers veteran wideout Steve Smith said he believes he can be effective for another four years. Smith, who will be 33 in May, is entering the final year of his contract. Having avoided serious injuries throughout his career, the 5-9, 185-pound Smith is optimistic he can keep going. "I hope I can play four more years at a pretty decent level. I'm not the prototype receiver, so I'm kind of breaking the mold, anyway,” Smith said this week in a phone interview. “If I keep taking care of my body. I haven't really had any really bad injuries, except for (breaking) my forearm and my ankle. I take a pretty good pounding during the game – many car wrecks – and my body turns over pretty good. I've had aches and pains, but nothing extreme.” Trent Dilfer, an ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback, thinks Smith has held up physically because of his size. “The long, linear guys wear out faster than the shorter, compact athletes. Their...