BALTIMORE — Roquan Smith did not believe he would be traded, not even with his Chicago Bears off to a losing start and his contractual future unresolved. If he was going to go, however, he wanted to be “playing for a title.”
That explains why Smith, 25, wore a near-permanent grin Wednesday as he spoke with reporters after finishing his first practice with the Ravens. The Bears were headed nowhere this season and had never made it past the wild-card round of the playoffs in Smith’s 4 1/2 seasons in Chicago. In Baltimore, the NFL’s leading tackler believes he will have a chance to chase a Super Bowl trophy as fervently as he chases opposing ball carriers.
He loves the idea that he might be the final piece.
