I sat down with Jason Smith after the Rams’ OTA (organized team activity) session on Friday. The former second overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, who was picked to play left tackle to protect the quarterback’s blindside, moved to right tackle after his rookie season to make way for another young athletic tackle, Rodger Saffold. Perhaps more troubling for the Baylor product: a mounting injury history that has sent up many a red flag. 

Smith originally signed a six-year contract, $61 million deal ($33 million guaranteed). Having not really lived up to his draft slot, he was asked to restructure his contract for the 2012 season, which will affect the remaining years of his contract (through 2014).  He spent the latter part of 2011 rehabbing a MTBI (mild trauma brain injury), or concussion, which he suffered vs. the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7.

“Knowing the situation at hand, brain- and neck-related issues is something you don’t take lightly,” Smith said about the situation. “Just the und..

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