Third round pick Kevin Barnes wasn’t even a Washington Redskin for more than 24 hours and already he was calling out veteran teammate Fred Smoot for being old.
But Smoot more than held his own in the media and lambasted the rook with a great comeback.
On Sunday, third-round draft choice Kevin Barnes said fellow cornerback Fred Smoot was “getting a little bit older.” Smoot, 30, responded to Barnes on Wednesday.
“They come in like that until they go to three days of [minicamp], and [then] they humble,” Smoot said. “It don’t bother me. I’m going to take him through some things. I haven’t seen the guy. I don’t even know his name, and I love football, so that tells you [something]. I know who’s going to get drafted where. I didn’t know the kid.”
Smoot’s reaction was freaking great. Barnes apparently didn’t get the memo about hazing in NFL training camps. Santana Moss is probably going to eat this kid for lunch. Welcome to the NFL rook!
