Smith was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in January, but he doesn't think there will be any problems.
Smith, who is competing with Drew Lock to replace Russell Wilson as Seattle's starter, was available to reporters for the first time since his arrest.
Smith said after the second mini camp practice that he was confident in all of the things. I don't think there is a problem with those things, they have a timetable and have to work it out.
The King County Prosecutor's Office is still waiting for blood-test results from the State Patrol Crime Lab before they make a charging decision, and blood tests in drunken driving cases are taking about 10 months to process.
Smith was arrested in the early hours of January 10th in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue. Smith was pulled over by the Washington State Patrol for driving erratically and going 90 mph in a 60 mph zone. A trooper smelled intoxicants and saw the driver had bloodshot, watery eyes. Smith told the trooper that he had some wine earlier in the night but had stopped drinking before he was pulled over.
Smith refused to take a preliminary breath test and a judge ordered a blood draw.
Being arrested brings a taint onto the reputation that is impossible to get rid of, no matter what happened. I don't want you to judge me differently than you would for a family member. I'll have more to say in the future.
Smith has been Wilson's backup for the past three seasons. He was re-signed in April to a one-year, $3.5 million deal that includes $500,000 guaranteed with another $3.5 million available in incentives, after he went 1-2 in three fill-in starts for Wilson.
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