Calkins: Titans’ OC Arthur Smith got where he is the Memphis way — with grit and grind
Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (left) watches as wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (19) runs a drill during training at the Titans' NFL facility on May 21, 2019, in Nashville. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
If you see some of the old Memphis Grizzlies in the Tennessee Titans, that's not an accident. The offensive coordinator is native Memphian Arthur Smith.
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