For 14 years, Rod Smith played in fear that he was going to get called into Mike Shanahan’s office to be fired.
Even after making three Pro Bowls, even after making a career-defining touchdown catch in Super Bowl XXXIII, even after winning the team’s Man of the Year honor, Smith couldn’t shake the feeling that any day, it could all end.
“I had that pressure on me for 14 years,” Smith said. “I would sneak up on my locker, some days a little more relaxed than other days, but I would sneak up on my locker and just pray that my name was still there, and I’d say, ‘I got one more day.'”
http://www.denverpost.com/2012/09/20/rod-smith-reflects-on-dream-career-as-ring-of-fame-induction-nears/
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