Alex Smith miraculously worked with seven head coaches during 16 adventurous seasons as a Saskatchewan Roughriders assistant coach. How did he survive all those transitions in such a risky, short-term profession? Article content

“Just lucky, I guess,” said Smith, before joyfully recalling the unprecedented path that began with being hired by head coach Jim Daley in 1997, through becoming great friends with Cal Murphy and staying on-staff with Danny Barrett, Kent Austin, Ken Miller, Greg Marshall and Miller again — after Marshall got fired — until Corey Chamblin unceremoniously dumped him following the 2012 CFL season. Article content Article content

“I don’t really know what happened (with Chamblin). Richie Hall and Gary Etcheverry, the defensive co-ordinators I worked with, woul

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