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Following up on a previous item. ... The Chargers’ interest in Smith, according to people with knowledge of the situation, can be characterized as monitoring and wait-and-see.
Reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune
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As Union-Tribune staffer Kevin Acee notes, that approach is comparable to how they went about signing free agent safety Bob Sanders in March, letting other teams woo Sanders before making an offer to a player who wanted to be a Charger. ... In case you missed it, Smith is reportedly unhappy in Carolina -- even to the point of cleaning out his locker, putting his house on the market and letting it be known that he would like a trade to the Chargers, Oakland Raiders or Baltimore Ravens. Teams are not allowed to conduct player business during the ongoing NFL lockout. But the Panthers were known to be shopping Smith prior to the league’s shutdown on March 11.
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