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 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - He's only 5-foot-9, went to junior college, was a third-round draft pick and had trouble controlling his temper. Steve Smith has overcome it all. And on Tuesday he cashed in.
Smith agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Carolina Panthers that will keep him with the team through the 2012 season. His agent, Derrick Fox, said he wasn't authorized to release exact figures, but said the Los Angeles native will be among the five highest-paid receivers in the NFL.
"I'm living out my dream. A knucklehead from L.A.," Smith said. "It's that feeling where you're waiting for someone to wake you up and nobody's been waking me up because I'm up already."
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