Former Tennessee Vols OL Trey Smith was understandably salty after Kansas City Chiefs' loss in Super Bowl LIX
On Sunday evening in New Orleans, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith hope become just the second former Tennessee Vols player to win three Super Bowl rings (former Vol Bill Bates won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys). Instead, Smith and his teammates watched the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate a blowout win in Super […]
On Sunday evening in New Orleans, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith hope become just the second former Tennessee Vols player to win three Super Bowl rings (former Vol Bill Bates won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys).
Instead, Smith and his teammates watched the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate a blowout win in Super Bowl LIX.
Philadelphia cruised to a 40-22 win against the Chiefs. The game wasn't as close as the final score indicated.
After the tough loss, Smith faced the music from reporters. And though he was understandably salty over the loss, the former Vol took accountability for the Chiefs' subpar performance against the Eagles.
"No one wants this, we don't play football for that," said Smith in the locker room after the loss. "But at the end of the day, you just gotta play your best ball. And they played their best ball tonight and they won the game, rightfully so."
"They just beat us," added Smith when asked if the Eagles did anything to surprise the Chiefs. "Yeah, they just beat us. Congrats to the Eagles. Great organization, they just played well tonight. I give them kudos on their victory."
"We just didn't have much success," continued Smith. "And when that happens, you lose the football game. But hats off to the Eagles, they did a good job. We just gotta play better in those situations….once again, kudos to the Eagles tonight on their victory and congratulations to them."
Facing reporters after losing a championship game has to be one of the toughest things to do in sports. And While Smith obviously wasn't thrilled to speak to the media after the loss, the former Vol handled it like a pro.
Smith, who has spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Chiefs, will be a free agent when the new league year begins in March.
