Carolina Panthers WR Steve Smith (knee) said he will play in the team’s Divisional Round game against the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. He’s spent the past two weeks rehabbing his knee. ‘It’s not about, ‘Can I go?” Smith said. ‘It’s how confident do I feel when I am going? I will play Sunday. It’s about how much of that do I don’t worry about the knee. That’s when the confidence increases.’ Smith is expected to be back at practice Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Panthers | Steve Smith says he’ll play