Otis Smith during his playing days with the Pats.


Earlier in the week the Philadelphia Eagles cut ties with secondary coach Otis Smith.

Smith was a defensive back in the NFL for 13 years, and has a couple Super Bowl rings as a member of the New England Patriots. Two years ago, Smith was brought in as a defensive backs coaching intern before being given a full-time job last year.

Smith, however, was unexpectedly relived of his coaching duties by head coach Andy Reid, with apparently no explanation.

The reason may be as simple as Reid not having faith in him to do the job, as he brought in former Cowboys' defensive coordinator Brian Stewart as the new defensive backs coach, and bringing on former Eagles safety Mike Zordich as a defensive backs coaching intern, the same job Smith held two years prior.

Smith will have a difficult time latching on with another team as most of the positions, even on the teams with new head coaches, have been filled.

The Eagles have not released a statement as to why Smith was let go, and apparently did not even tell Smith himself. There's always a method to Reid's madness though, and I'm sure we'll all know soon enough.