A recent report from SI stated that during his playing career Smith was prone to jetting back to San Diego [his hometown] and partied. He constantly got calls from multiple women, his boys, club promoters ... and he gave in to temptation. In his own words, "I was a complete embarrassment off the field."
After he retired from football in 2007, he returned to San Diego to take on a QB coaching job at Grossmont Junior College. He's also working towards his masters in theology and divinity. You may ask, why is Smith working towards a masters in divinity? Reason is he's following in the footsteps of his father, Ray, who's a pastor at the United Missionary Baptist Church, where Akili is already a deacon. He's also quarterbacking the church's flag football team named God's house.
From Top 5 draft pick to a deacon and flag football starting QB in less than 10 years..... how time flies.
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Slight correction, McNabb was taken at #2 right before the Bengals screwed up their pick.
They passed on Daunte Culpepper and the guy I wanted...Cade McNown....that would have been so much better.
Brando, I said McNabb was at #2, you're killing me.
Brandon's point was that McNabb was drafted ahead of the Bengals and Akili Smith...You said the Bengals passed on McNabb when in fact he was already taken when the Bengals picked at #3
I think the worst thing and most forgotten thing about this whole situation is that Bill Parcells and the NO Saints offered there entire crop of draft picks to simply move up a few spots to take Ricky Williams and the Bengals refused
Thanks Matt, yes, thats what I was saying. But, have you all been drinking or something, it was Mike Ditka who offered the entire draft, anyway yes we refused and stuck with Akili...just another great move in Mike Brown's Bengals history.
You're killing me here people!
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