Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith downgraded himself Thursday, saying his return from a sprained left knee didn’t go as well as he had hoped in his second practice back from the injury.
“Seventy-one [percent] yesterday,” Smith said. “I think I overdid it. Fifty-seven [percent] today. Just went down.”
Asked if he considered it a setback, the team’s all-time leading receiver said, “If we’re on a curve, no. If we’re on a curving grading system, there is no setback. If there’s no curve, then it’s a setback.”
Smith sprained the knee in a Dec. 22 game against New Orleans. He did not play in the regular-season finale at Atlanta.
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