The Atlanta Falcons will not have a preseason to get the kinks out in 2020 as the NFLPA announced its official cancellation on Tuesday evening.
While fans may not care about the preseason, it’s how players make NFL rosters without being highly-touted prospects. Count Falcons fullback Keith Smith among those who wouldn’t be where he is today without the league’s exhibition period.
Smith joined the Jim Rome Show on Tuesday to explain what it takes to make it when the odds are stacked against you. Watch him talk with Rome about his long journey into the league, which includes getting cut by the Cowboys seven times in a single season.
