FIRST WORD
I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT AS FLAGRANT AS IT GETS WHEN IT COMES TO A LOW HIT ON THE QUARTERBACK.” Alex Smith to ESPN, still upset Tuesday about the hit Steelers safety Mike Mitchell put on him Sunday night. Mitchell hit the Chiefs quarterback from behind just as he threw a pass in the third quarter. Smith jumped up and yelled at Mitchell when the play happened. Mitchell on Monday told the “Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,” “I’m not a dirty player.”