Following Alex Smith’s retirement, many Kansas City Chiefs fans are hopeful that one day he’d join the franchise as a coach.
They’re even more hopeful after Chiefs HC Andy Reid said he texted him, calling “first dibs” on him if he were ever to get into coaching. The reality of the situation is that Smith’s next career probably won’t be coaching, at least not right away. In his own retirement video, Smith gives you an idea of what he plans to do next, which is to spend time with his wife and kids.
“Because even though I’ve got plenty of snaps left in me, after 16 years of giving this game everything I’ve got, I can’t wait to see what else is possible,” Smith said in his retirement video. “But first I’m going to take a little time to enjoy a few of those walks with my wife and those kids have no idea what’s coming for them in the backyard.”
On the potential for coaching in the NFL at any point in his career, Smith has already commented on why it’s not likely to happen. In a fun exercise with GQ Magazine called “Actually Me,” Smith went undercover on the internet to secretly respond to tweets, Reddit posts and more. Toward the end of the video, which you can watch here, Smith answered a question about potentially becoming a QB coach in San Francisco.
“I am planning on moving back to the Bay eventually, but I don’t know, I think my wife would kill me if I decided to coach,” Smith wrote in a tweet. “She sacrificed enough during my playing career, being away. I think if I decided to continue on – even more so as a coach – I don’t think that would be good.”
Maybe one day in the future Smith will miss the game and get the urge to come back to the NFL and become a coach. For now, it seems like he plans to ensure that his family is the No. 1 priority in his life.
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