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Nick Sirianni: DeVonta Smith is ‘obsessed with getting better’

As far as rookie receiver DeVonta Smith is concerned his NFL debut couldn’t have gone much better. His first reception resulted in his first touchdown, the Eagles won on the road, and he ended the day leading the team in receiving. However, it was his joyful celebration after the game that caught a lot of attention.

Smith had previously been known as a quiet character. In fact, when the Heisman winner was drafted by the Eagles, it didn’t take long for jokes about him not wanting to be on the team to arise on social media because of his neutral persona.