Injured Steve Smith on Thursday expressed regret while taking shots at critics. He broke his left forearm on Sunday playing flag football. He slipped and tried to brace his fall by bringing his left arm ahead. Unfortunately he broke the same arm which was broken at the end of last season.

Smith phoned WFNZ-AM, the Charlotte radio station and acknowledged that he has been always participating in an adult flag football league at Charlotte YMCA.

He said, “Obviously, I put my team and myself in a bad situation by playing,” Smith said. “But that wasn’t my intention and wasn’t what I thought the outcome was going to be.”

Smith will be missing much of training camp, but he is being expected to play at the New York Giants in the regular-season opener September 12.

He also added further, “I wish I could take it back. But I am a regular guy outside of football. I mow my grass, too. I can get my finger chopped off fixing my lawnmower. I could roll my ankle playing tag or slip-n-slide with my kids. In hindsight, yeah, I won’t do it again. But I was just having fun, playing with some guys.”

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