KANSAS CITY — Standing on the edge of the Kansas City Chiefs practice field last week, Alex Smith tried to keep his voice down.
He’s soft-spoken by nature, so it wasn’t a challenge. But Smith was extra polite in this case because he didn’t want to distract from offensive coordinator Matt Nagy’s press conference a few yards away. (Those two have a good thing going).
It made for a fitting way to interview one of the NFL’s most underappreciated players. Even in discussing the most exhilarating, most audacious hot streak of his 13-year NFL career, the former 49ers quarterback barely lifted his voice above a library whisper.