Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith, a former Tennessee Vols standout, isn’t the type of player that typically requires bulletin board material to be motivated for big games.
But hey, if someone is going to give you bulletin board material, you might as well use it.
And Smith received some this week.
Smith and the Chiefs are set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX.
Former NFL offensive lineman AQ Shipley suggested this past week that Smith will have a hard time stopping Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter in the Super Bowl.
“Jalen Carter will be the best defensive tackle in this game,” said Shipley on Clean Pocket. “He will have the biggest impact in this game…..I’m telling you, Jalen Carter’s going to have a nice day against Trey Smith. I just watched Trey Smith against Ed Oliver, who’s been like this (up and down) his entire career, and Ed Oliver gave Trey Smith some fits. He gave the left guard some fits. So I think Jalen’s Carter’s going to have a massive impact in this game.”
I have no doubt that Smith will see those comments and say “challenge accepted”.
Carter and Smith are going to be lined up against each other quite a bit in Super Bowl LIX. And both players are going to win some reps against each other.
But which player wins more one on one matchups?
We’ll see on Sunday night when the two players face off in New Orleans in the biggest NFL game of the year.