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Smith says walk a mile in his shoes

BRADENTON, Fla. IMG Academy, the sprawling 450-acre sports facility at which the Carolina Panthers practice Wednesday, seems to offer everything but shade. Because the early afternoon humidity is thick enough to see, most players smartly do their post-practice interviews beneath a tent. But Panthers receiver Steve Smith is walking through the sunshine, so I intercept him there.

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