Quotes from Alex Smith

I love Kansas City. I love the coaching staff, the players.

As a quarterback, I always feel like it's my job to be that steady, calm presence in there.

Obviously, flagrant things have to be called. There are rules. You have got to play to the rules, no question.

Game day can be emotional, and there are a lot of ups and downs throughout a game, but as a quarterback, you have to be able to see the bigger picture, steady that ship, get all the guys focused in on the task at hand, and keep the thing moving.

You're never trying to have three-and-outs; I don't care what offense you're playing.

Utah will always be special to me. They were the school that gave me an opportunity, and I grew so much as a person and player there.

When I graduated from Utah, I was headed into the biggest job interview of my life, the NFL Draft.

I carried around a lot of weight and anxiety - expectations of being a top draft pick and fulfilling those. It was really burdensome and not fun. Stressful. I had to go through some things before I finally turned that around and got back to playing for the right reasons.

I put a lot of pressure on myself. Sometimes you are your own worst enemy.