Fred Smoot
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"Fredrick Smoot" is a former American college and professional American football/football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for Mississippi State University, and was recognized as an All-American. The Washington Redskins chose him in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings.

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We haven't shown anything, ... We've been vanilla all preseason. I think that's something Coach [Mike Tice] wanted us to do; just be vanilla. People know we've got a lot in store so to even tip them off or give them a chance to see what we are going to do is a disadvantage to us.

I'm always on top of my [talking] game, but I was just really trying to focus on getting my body where it needs to be.

We did some great things out there.

Like Coach Tice told me, I can't get out there and try to jump back in and try to run and get where I was, ... I've got to step up the ladder. So basically I've just got to be smart right now instead of trying to be who I am.

I was worried because that's stuff you never know about until they actually look at it, ... I was scared. I didn't want any setbacks.

It has been really frustrating, ... Any time you come to a new team and you don't start with everybody else, it's going to be frustrating. Then a guy like me that loves to play. I love to get out there and interact with the guys. I haven't been able to do that so, yeah, it's been frustrating.

We're just taking a precaution to make sure I'm ready for Sept. 11.

I'm real healthy. Don't worry about it. Once my adrenaline gets to rushing and it's game time I'll be fine.

I'm real excited. It's real now. It's crunch time. I get excited for this. Just playing in front of my home crowd, getting everybody into it.