Alex Smith might not be elite in your mind.
Most football fans reserve that coveted distinction for the likes of Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. However, the Chiefs quarterback is everything to rock singer and native Kansan Melissa Etheridge.
Like rapper J. Cole, she loves hers.
Etheridge is beyond excited, heading into the Chiefs' matchup at home against the red hot Steelers in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs, a game recently moved to a nighttime kickoff. She's got all the confidence in the world in No. 11, who'll be pitted against Pittsburgh signal-caller Ben Roethlisberger as he attempts to lead his team to its first conference title game since 1993.
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She wrote a song about and performed it on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football."
Want to hear it? Trust me. You do. Here it goes.
Here is @metheridge’s song for @Chiefs QB Alex Smith. #GMFB https://t.co/OoYsfVywiT
— GMFB (@gmfb) January 13, 2017
With that kind of love, Smith has to be even more motivated to ball out.