Dennis Smith Jr. Says He Trained for Switch to NFL

By Joseph Salvador Before he got his deal with the Hornets, he seriously considered trying to become an NFL defensive back. View the original article to see embedded media. Dennis Smith Jr.’s NBA career appeared to be at an end. Like anyone else, he weighed his options and landed on a career change. Unlike most people, he landed on yet another professional sport. “I told my previous agent, ‘I’m not going overseas,’” Smith told HoopsHype. “If s— don’t work out, I’m just going to the NFL. I was dead-a– serious. I put on a lot of weight. I was going to try.” Smith, 24, had just been cut from h…

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