Steve Smith Sr.

Man, I've already played and done a career that no one, including myself,

Ever saw it coming.

So whenever it happens, it happens.

And I really say it's on God's time because, you know, as you know, there's some things that have happened personally in my life that I believe the Hall of Fame stuff would be overshadowed.

It would be very difficult right now personally to be celebrated in that regard.

and deal with some of the personal things that I'm dealing with with my kids, that right now I'm glad I don't have to deal with the Hall of Fame stuff, which is dealing with – so my mom is one of 13.

So between my mom – well, my grandmother, who just passed, my mom, her kids, and then my kids living –

On my mom's side of the family, there is about 65 of us.

Wow.

Yes.

And 65 in an ethnic culture, man, you got to take care of everybody, right?

And so having to manage all of that and deal with some of the personal things I'm dealing with, my bandwidth can only take so much.

My emotional capacity...

It's just – it's very limited right now.

And so football has started and has given me a great opportunity to be able to be, you know, kept busy, get the opportunity to, you know, really avoid it.

But –

At home and at times when I'm by myself, I have to process it.

So that's why I'm glad I don't have the Hall of Fame stuff to budget, to deal with, because I don't think I would be able – I wouldn't be a grateful Hall of Famer at this point because I would be so emotionally overwhelmed, which would come across like I'm not grateful or I'm agitated that I didn't get in sooner.

Man, I'm already on house money.

I wasn't supposed to play 16 years, bro.