Former Texans lineman Wade Smith authors children's book

During his playing days for the Texans, Wade Smith was a versatile, athletic offensive lineman known for his intellect and for being extremely active in the community.

Now that he's retired from the NFL, Smith is putting those tools to work as a newly-published author.

Smith and co-author Jayme Lamm have published a children's book called "Smitty Hits the Play Books."

Smith spent the bulk of the past year working on the book.

The primary message of the book is about the importance of academics. It tells Smith's life story of his mother not letting him play football for a time as a youngster when his grades began to slip.

Proceeds of the book go toward Smith's charitable foundation, which…