I just read this over on Deadspin and had to make sure everyone at PoL also saw it (as though someone would read this site but not DS…). Yes, I realize it was sent in by someone with no way to verify it, but it’s too perfect to NOT be true. Enjoy the full article/mailbag here.
“In 2005 Alex Smith was working out for a few teams prior to the draft. One of the teams he was scheduled to work out for was the Lions. He thought it was a bit odd, because they just drafted Joey Harrington three years before and also because they only had the 10th pick, whereas the 49ers and the Bucs, the two teams who liked Smith a lot, were picking first and third, respectively.
He and his agent decided, what the hell, he’ll make a good impression and go to Detroit for the workout. You never know what will happen so you might as well cover your bases, right?
He arrives at the airport and the Limo driver holding the “Alex Smith” sign has a weird look on his face. Alex notices it, but doesn’t think much of it.
He arrives at the Lions facility and Matt Millen has an even weirder look on his face. Smith has a bad vibe. The two of them have an awkward conversation for half an hour, Millen thanks him for making the trip, and sends Alex back to the airport, no workout, no serious football questions, no nothing.
A few days later Smith and his agent figure out that Millen and the Lions wanted to work out the other Alex Smith, a tight end out of Stanford. Apparently they called the wrong agent.”
Ha ha, classic Matt…