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Vision Came True For Smith

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A Tribune wire report

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 14, 2009

Terrelle Smith thought his dying mother was delusional. Turns out she was prophetic.

The Arizona Cardinals' fullback says that in April, when her cancer had spread to the brain, Smith's mom said she had a vision of him playing in the NFC Championship Game. Nine months later, the Cardinals are hosting the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday for the conference title.

"Doctors say sometimes they get delusional and, at times, we thought she was," Smith said on Tuesday. "But now it lines up. It makes sense, and it tells me I want to fight for every week."

His mother died in December.

CARDINALS: Re-signed TE Jerame Tuman to replace injured Stephen Spach.

The Cardinals placed Spach on injured reserve Tuesday because of a torn ligament in his right knee. He had started both playoff games and was injured in the second half of Saturday's 33-13 victory at Carolina.

Tuman is a 10-year veteran who appeared in three games for the Cardinals before being released Dec. 24.

The Associated Press

LIMITING SPACE: How the Eagles will play the likes of Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin - who missed Saturday's game with a hamstring injury but who expects to play Sunday - Steve Breaston and Jerheme Urban remains to be seen.

The Eagles just know they can't allow Fitzgerald, or any of the receivers, as much room to roam as the Panthers permitted in the NFC divisional playoff game.

"Fitzgerald is the best receiver in the NFL," Eagles S Quintin Mikell said. "He is a great football player. We had a chance to experience what they were all about before, but they are going to be even better now."

Philadelphiaeagles.com

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